The Boston Red Sox (30-29) and Detroit Tigers (28-30) will clash on Sunday at Fenway Park, with first pitch at 1:35 PM ET.
The favored Red Sox (-144 on the moneyline) play at home against the Tigers (+122). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Brayan Bello (6-2, 4.18 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Tigers will turn to Casey Mize (1-3, 4.71 ERA).
These teams meet again after the Red Sox beat the Tigers 6-3 yesterday. Cooper Criswell earned the win for the Red Sox (5.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K), and Enmanuel Valdez led the way offensively (3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI). Reese Olson (5.1 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss for the Tigers.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’s Red Sox vs. Tigers contest, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-144, bet $144 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+122, bet $100 to win $122)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, June 2, 2024
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Here!)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have been favorites in 27 games this season and won 15 (55.6%) of those contests.
- Boston has a record of 7-3, a 70% win rate, when favored by -144 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 59% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 59 chances this season.
- In 59 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 26-33-0 ATS.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)
- Bello gets the start for the Red Sox, his 10th of the season. He is 6-2 with a 4.18 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander tossed five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.18, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .227 batting average against him.
- Bello enters this outing with two quality starts under his belt this year.
- Bello is aiming for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 frames per appearance on the hill.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Tigers offense that is hitting .234 as a unit (19th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .380 (18th in MLB) with 53 total home runs (20th in MLB).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 62 home runs.
- Hitters for Boston have a combined .403 slugging percentage this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 12th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.
- Boston has scored 257 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Boston ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.6) among MLB offenses.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have won in 14, or 46.7%, of the 30 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Detroit has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +122 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 45% chance of walking away with the win.
- Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 58 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Tigers are 27-30-0 against the spread in their 57 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Casey Mize (Tigers probable starter)
- Mize gets the start for the Tigers, his 11th of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.71 ERA and 34 strikeouts through 49 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In 10 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.71, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .286 against him.
- Mize has registered four quality starts this year.
- Mize enters the game with seven outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.403) and ranks 12th in home runs hit (62) in all of MLB. They have a collective .243 batting average, and are eighth in the league with 489 total hits and 11th in MLB action scoring 257 runs.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 20th in MLB action with 53 total home runs .
- So far this year, Detroit is 18th in baseball, slugging .380.
- The Tigers rank 19th in the majors with a .234 batting average.
- The offense for Detroit is the No. 17 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (246 total runs).
- The Tigers’ .302 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in MLB.