Orioles vs. Red Sox: Betting Preview for August 18
Published 1:25 am Sunday, August 18, 2024
Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles (72-52) will square off with Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox (65-57) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, August 18. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Orioles (-145), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Red Sox (+120) This game’s over/under is 9. You can get -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.
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Orioles vs. Red Sox Game Info
- Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Time: 1:35 p.m. 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 -145
- Moneyline Underdog: Red Sox +120
- Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Orioles will send Albert Suarez (5-4) to make his 17th start of the season. He is 5-4 with a 3.39 ERA and 72 strikeouts through 90 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the righty tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays while surrendering four hits.
- Suarez has three quality starts under his belt this year.
- Suarez will try to prolong a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.8 innings per appearance).
- He will try for his third straight outing without surrendering an earned run.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Baltimore Orioles have hit a league-leading 190 home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
- Baltimore is the top slugging team in MLB this season with a .452 slugging percentage.
- The Orioles have the sixth-best batting average in the league (.257).
- Baltimore has the No. 3 offense in MLB action, scoring five runs per game (626 total runs).
- The Orioles rank 11th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .320.
- The Orioles’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 12th in baseball.
- Baltimore has the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Orioles have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.236).
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