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2022 MLB Handicapping
(17-31) Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox (23-27)
Date: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Projected Pitchers: Hunter Greene (CIN) vs. Garrett Whitlock (BOS)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Reds +180 | Red Sox -210
MLB run line Betting Odds: Reds +1.5 (+120) | Red Sox -1.5 (-150)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
The Boston Red Sox play host to the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of their mid-week series on Tuesday night from Fenway Park.
The Red Sox continue to hover around .500 as they hope to make a push toward the Yankees atop the AL East. For the Reds, they find themselves as one of the worst teams in baseball and are simply looking to gain some momentum going in the right direction.
Luis Castillo struck out 10 while pitching 6 innings of one-hit ball, and the Reds held off a ninth-inning Boston rally to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Red Sox and win at Fenway Park for the first time since Game 7 of the 1975 World Series.
Cincinnati Reds
After a few seasons of flirting with the National Wild Card spots, the Reds have found 2022 to be a rough season thus far. Not only are they tied for the fewest wins in all of baseball, they already sit more than ten games behind the Brewers in the National League Central.
They have improved slightly of late, having gone 5-5 over their last 10 games, but there remains quite a bit of work to do in order for them to remain a consistent threat across baseball.
The offense remains a work in progress for the Reds this season and it could be a problem for them to expect to keep pace with Boston. While ranking in the bottom third of baseball in nearly every offensive category, including 26th in batting average, they have found a way to rank 13th in runs scored per nine innings, only about half a run fewer per game than Boston.
With the injuries to the lineup, this group remains one constantly in flux, though Brandon Drury (8 HRs, 26 RBI) remains a threat in the middle of the order. Adding in Kyle Farmer (.261 average, 37 hits), there is some sense of urgency in this lineup.
Boston Red Sox
After a postseason run in the fall, much was expected of the Red Sox to start the 2022 season, which they failed to deliver on over the first month. Quickly finding themselves surrounded by the Orioles in the bottom of the AL East, they have seemed to turn things around of late and a strong recent run has them still sitting in fourth-place place but primed to move within single digits of the Yankees atop the division.
From a lineup standpoint, Boston remains one of the most dangerous teams in baseball and will put quite a bit of pressure on the Reds to keep pace. They rank in the top five of baseball in runs scored per nine innings, batting average, and OPS, while limiting their strikeouts as well. The power has been done but over the last week, they’ve seen a resurgence in that aspect too, making things increasingly interesting considering how Cincinnati’s pitchers have struggled against the long ball.
J.D. Martinez (.379 average, .439 OBP) is having an incredible start to the year and while Rafael Devers (11 HRs) has led the way over the first few months, Trevor Story (9 HRs, 37 RBI) seems to finally be turning a corner as well to improve the depth of the lineup.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Reds are 13-14 ATS om the road
- Reds O/U are 12-14-1 on the road
- Red Sox are 11-15 ATS at home
- Red Sox O/U are 11-14-1 at home
Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Prediction:
The Red Sox were stunned in the opener on Tuesday night and after dropping that one, they’ll be even more hard-pressed in the rematch on Wednesday night.
It should help that the Reds will be leaning heavily on Greene to start things off and given his inconsistency this season, the Red Sox seem primed to have a big night given the depth of their own lineup.
For the Reds, scoring two runs isn’t unusual, and while it worked out for them in the opener, they’ll somehow need to find a far more efficient offensive performance to come away with the win, which seems unlikely.
Give me the Red Sox to bounce back.
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