The Boston Red Sox (87-72) and the Detroit Tigers (86-73) square off for the first of a three-game series on Friday at Fenway Park, beginning at 7:10 p.m. ET. The favored Red Sox (-123) are coming off of a 2-1 series win over the Blue Jays, and the underdog Tigers (+103) enter the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Guardians. Kyle Harrison takes the mound first for Boston, and Casey Mize is Detroit’s choice to start.

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Red Sox vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-123)
• Underdog: Tigers (+103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have gone 57-41 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.2% of those games).
• Boston has gone 38-29 (winning 56.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Red Sox a 55.2% chance to win.
• Boston has played in 158 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-77-6).
• The Red Sox have put together an 81-77-0 record ATS this season (covering 51.3% of the time).

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran has 40 doubles, 13 triples, 16 home runs and 60 walks while batting .257.
• Among hitters in baseball, Duran ranks 123rd in home runs and 48th in RBI.
• Trevor Story’s 25 home runs and 96 RBI both pace his team.
• Among all MLB batters, Story ranks 46th in home runs and 19th in RBI.
• Story heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .304 with a double, a walk and two RBIs.
• Alex Bregman paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .273.
• Ceddanne Rafaela has 32 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .245.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Boston has a 3.73 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.288).
• The Red Sox allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (163 total, one per game).
• Boston struck out five Blue Jays batters while allowing seven hits in a 6-1 loss in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 48 times and won 23, or 47.9%, of those games.
• Detroit has a record of 10-16, a 38.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +103 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 49.3%.
• Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 83 of 159 chances this season.
• In 159 games with a spread this season, the Tigers are 73-86-0 ATS.

Tigers hitting info

• Gleyber Torres has been key for Detroit with 16 home runs, 74 RBI and a batting average of .258 this season.
• Torres’ home run total ranks 123rd in the big leagues, and he is 68th in RBI.
• Riley Greene is batting .262 with 36 home runs and 111 RBI, all three of which lead Detroit this season.
• Greene is 10th among hitters in the majors in homers, and fifth in RBI.
• Greene enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
• Spencer Torkelson is slashing .240/.333/.459 this season for the Tigers.
• Zach McKinstry has 117 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
• McKinstry has safely hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Detroit has the 16th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• With 185 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Detroit pitchers struck out eight Guardians batters while allowing five hits in a 4-2 win last time out.