The Boston Red Sox (82-68) will look for Romy Gonzalez to prolong a 14-game hitting streak when they square off against the Athletics (70-80) on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET at Fenway Park. The Red Sox are favored (-187) over the Athletics (+155). Lucas Giolito starts for Boston while Sacramento will counter with Mason Barnett.

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Red Sox vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-187)
• Underdog: Athletics (+155)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 54 of the 92 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (58.7%).
• The Red Sox have gone 12-4 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -187 or shorter (75%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 65.2% chance to win.
• The Red Sox have combined with their opponents to go over the total 71 times this season for a 71-73-5 record against the over/under.
• The Red Sox have covered 51.7% of their games this season, going 77-72-0 against the spread.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran is hitting .258 with 39 doubles, 13 triples, 15 home runs and 55 walks.
• Duran’s home runs rank 129th in MLB and he ranks 37th in RBI in MLB.
• Duran brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and two RBIs.
• Trevor Story has shown off his power as he paces his team with 24 home runs and 91 runs batted in, with a team-high .261 batting average.
• Story ranks 47th in homers and 18th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Alex Bregman is batting .278 with 27 doubles, 17 home runs and 43 walks.
• Bregman takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .220 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and five RBIs.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .239 with 29 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 25 walks.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
• The Red Sox average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.293).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (155 total, one per game).
• In their 6-4 win last time out they struck out 16 Yankees batters while allowing seven hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have won 53 out of the 113 games, or 46.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• The Athletics have a record of 6-14, a 30% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +155 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.2% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 73 of 150 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 79-71-0 against the spread in their 150 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker is batting .269 with 29 home runs and 85 RBI for Sacramento this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Rooker’s home run total is 21st, and his RBI total is 28th.
• Rooker enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom is a key run producer for Sacramento with a .275 average, 24 homers and 88 RBI.
• Soderstrom currently ranks 47th in homers and 22nd in RBI in the major leagues.
• Soderstrom has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz’s 32 home runs lead all Sacramento hitters, and he’s slugging .628.
• Kurtz brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .250 with three home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers has 117 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .530 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
• The Athletics have pitched to a 4.78 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.362 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Athletics have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 210 home runs allowed.
• The Athletics earned a 7-4 win in their most recent game, striking out three Reds batters while allowing seven hits.