Orioles vs. Red Sox: Betting Preview for August 15

Published 5:24 am Thursday, August 15, 2024

When the Boston Red Sox (63-56) match up with the Baltimore Orioles (71-50) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday, August 15 at 6:35 PM ET, David Hamilton will be looking for his 30th stolen base of the season (he’s currently sitting at 29).

Bookmakers have listed the Orioles (-135) as moneyline favorites against the Red Sox (+115). This matchup has a total of 8.5 runs (over -120; under +100).

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Orioles vs. Red Sox Game Info

  • Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024
  • Time: 6:35 PM ET
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -135
  • Moneyline Underdog: Red Sox +115
  • Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -120, Under: +100)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Zach Eflin (8-7) takes the mound for the Orioles in his 23rd start of the season. He’s put together a 3.83 ERA in 129 1/3 innings pitched, with 104 strikeouts.
  • The right-hander last appeared on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he threw seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
  • Eflin is seeking his fourth quality start in a row.
  • Eflin will try to extend a 12-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 frames per outing).
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 22 appearances this season.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Baltimore Orioles average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit a league-high 186 home runs in total.
  • Baltimore leads MLB with a .451 slugging percentage this season, putting up 419 extra-base hits.
  • The Orioles rank fifth in the majors with a .256 batting average.
  • Baltimore scores the third-most runs in baseball (610 total, five per game).
  • The Orioles are 11th in baseball with a .319 on-base percentage.
  • The Orioles’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in MLB.
  • Baltimore has a 3.91 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
  • The Orioles have the eighth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.231).

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