Red Sox vs. Padres Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 3, 2026

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Bookmakers give the Boston Red Sox (1-5) the edge, -120 on the moneyline, to end their five-game losing streak when they meet the San Diego Padres (2-4), at +100, on Friday at 2:10 p.m. ET. Boston has Sonny Gray set to start, and San Diego will counter with Michael King.

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Red Sox to win vs Padres -120

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Red Sox vs. Padres betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-120)
  • Underdog: Padres (+100)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have been favored on the moneyline five total times this season. They’ve finished 1-4 in those games.
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Boston has a 1-4 record (winning just 20% of its games).
  • The Red Sox have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Boston has played in six games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total four times (4-2-0).
  • The Red Sox have a 1-5-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 16.7% of the time).

Red Sox hitting info

  • Wilyer Abreu leads the Red Sox in home runs (three), runs batted in (six) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .417.
  • Among hitters in baseball, Abreu ranks third in homers and 10th in RBI.
  • Jarren Duran is batting .167 with four walks.
  • Duran ranks 134th in homers and 128th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .211 with a home run.
  • Connor Wong is batting .500 with three doubles.
  • Wong takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with three doubles and an RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 9.5 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
  • Boston has a 4.93 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.487).
  • Red Sox pitchers combine to give up 11 total home runs at a rate of 1.8 per game (third-most in baseball).
  • Boston its 6-4 loss the last time out, the team struck out nine Astros batters while allowing eight hits.

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

  • The Padres have lost both games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • San Diego has played as an underdog of +100 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Padres.
  • San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in two of its six opportunities.
  • The Padres are 3-3-0 against the spread in their six chances this season.

Padres hitting info

  • Ramon Laureano leads San Diego in batting average (.389), home runs (two) and runs batted in (four) this season.
  • Among all batters in the big leagues, Laureano’s home run total is 13th, and his RBI total is 46th.
  • Jackson Merrill is a key run producer for San Diego with a .217 average and four RBI.
  • Merrill ranks 42nd in home runs and 46th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Merrill has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. has collected five base hits, an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .286 this season.
  • Tatis has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .235 with a double, four walks and two RBIs.
  • Manny Machado has collected five hits this season and has an OBP of .417. He’s slugging .368 on the year.
  • Machado enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles and four walks.

Padres pitching rankings

  • The Padres have a 10.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the big leagues.
  • San Diego has the 17th-ranked ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
  • The Padres rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.296 WHIP this season.
  • The Padres have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only four home runs allowed.
  • San Diego earned a 7-1 win in its most recent game, striking out 14 Giants batters while allowing four hits.
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