Willson Contreras rides a two-game home run streak into the Boston Red Sox’s (40-48) matchup against the Chicago White Sox (47-42) and Colson Montgomery, who has also hit home runs in two games in a row. The Red Sox are favored (-120) for this matchup against the White Sox (+102), which begins at 7:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Rate Field. Boston’s Payton Tolle starts against Chicago’s Noah Schultz.

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Red Sox vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-120)
• Underdog: White Sox (+102)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 44.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (25-31).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Boston has gone 21-26 (44.7%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 54.5%.
• Boston has played in 88 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-44-5).
• The Red Sox have covered 45.5% of their games this season, going 40-48-0 against the spread.

Red Sox hitting info

• Contreras paces the Red Sox in home runs (20), runs batted in (59) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .284.
• Among batters in MLB action, Contreras ranks 11th in home runs and 13th in RBI.
• Contreras takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, two home runs, three walks and six RBIs.
• Wilyer Abreu is batting .264 with 18 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 36 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Abreu ranks 99th in home runs and 77th in RBI.
• Ceddanne Rafaela has 20 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 17 walks while batting .283.
• Rafaela has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
• Caleb Durbin has 17 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 19 walks while batting .223.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Boston has a 3.78 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the 10th-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.250).
• The Red Sox allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (94 total, 1.1 per game).
• In its 7-5 win last time out, Boston struck out 13 Angels batters while allowing nine hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 74 times this season and won 37, or 50%, of those games.
• This season, Chicago has won 30 of its 59 games, or 50.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.5% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of its 89 opportunities.
• The White Sox are 52-37-0 ATS in their 89 games with a spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in runs batted in with 56 while batting .247.
• In all of MLB, Vargas is 11th in homers and 18th in RBI.
• Montgomery leads Chicago in home runs with 23 while driving in 53 runs and slugging .492.
• Montgomery currently ranks seventh in home runs and 29th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Montgomery has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .261 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs.
• Sam Antonacci’s batting average of .284 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
• Tristan Peters is batting .295 with an OBP of .352 and a slugging percentage of .457 this season.
• Peters takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .342 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and seven RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.22 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• White Sox pitchers have a 1.336 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The White Sox have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 96 home runs allowed.
• Chicago pitchers struck out nine Guardians batters while allowing 12 hits in a 7-6 win last time out.