Red Sox vs. Athletics Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 27, 2026

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The Boston Red Sox (53-50) and the Athletics (44-60) square off on Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Red Sox are favored on the moneyline (-165) against the underdog Athletics (+138). Boston has Payton Tolle starting, and Sacramento will counter with Jack Perkins.

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Red Sox to win vs Athletics -165

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Red Sox vs. Athletics betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-165)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+138)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have won 34 of the 67 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (50.7%).
  • In games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -165 or shorter, the Red Sox have a record of 5-4 (55.6%).
  • The Red Sox have a 62.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • The Red Sox have played in 103 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-53-5).
  • The Red Sox have put together a 50-53-0 record against the spread this season (covering 48.5% of the time).

Red Sox hitting info

  • Willson Contreras paces the Red Sox in home runs (22), runs batted in (66) and has a team-best batting average of .291.
  • Contreras’ home runs rank 14th in MLB and he ranks 10th in RBI in MLB.
  • Wilyer Abreu is batting .253 with 21 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 42 walks.
  • Abreu ranks 63rd in homers and 65th in RBI this year.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .279 with 25 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 18 walks.
  • Caleb Durbin has 18 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .233.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
  • The Red Sox have the fourth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.59).
  • Red Sox pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in baseball (1.230).
  • The Red Sox give up the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (104 total, 1.0 per game).
  • They struck out nine Blue Jays batters while allowing 15 hits in a 6-0 loss in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • The Athletics have been underdogs in 68 games this season and won 28 (41.2%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Athletics have won six of their 17 games, or 35.3%, when they’re the underdog by at least +138 on the moneyline.
  • The Athletics have a 42% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 50 of 104 chances this season.
  • The Athletics are 48-56-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

  • Nick Kurtz leads Sacramento in runs batted in with 66 while batting .263, which is also best on the team.
  • Among all hitters in the majors, Kurtz ranks 28th in homers and 10th in RBI.
  • Tyler Soderstrom has 82 hits and an OBP of .346 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
  • Soderstrom ranks 52nd in home runs and 69th in RBI among all MLB batters this year.
  • Soderstrom has safely hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 games he is batting .297 with three home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
  • Jacob Wilson has collected 73 base hits, an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
  • Jeff McNeil has collected 68 hits this season and has an OBP of .304. He’s slugging .329 on the year.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
  • The Athletics have pitched to a 5.34 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
  • The Athletics have a combined 1.489 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
  • The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 163 home runs allowed.
  • The Athletics suffered a 2-0 defeat in their most recent game, striking out eight Twins batters while allowing six hits.
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