The Boston Red Sox (3-4) and the St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) play on Saturday at Fenway Park, beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox are favored on the moneyline (-122), while the Cardinals are +104 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +162 odds. Boston’s Richard Fitts and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Red Sox vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-122)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+104)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have been favored on the moneyline three total times this season. They’ve finished 2-1 in those games.
• Boston has played as moneyline favorites of -122 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 55%.
• In the seven games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total two times (2-5-0).
• The Red Sox have gone 4-3-0 ATS this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Wilyer Abreu paces the Red Sox in home runs (two), runs batted in (six) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .471.
• Among hitters in MLB action, Abreu ranks 21st in homers and 23rd in RBI.
• Kristian Campbell has hit two home runs to lead his team.
• Campbell ranks 21st in homers and 50th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Campbell heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with four doubles, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .290 with two doubles, a home run and a walk.
• Bregman takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last seven outings he is batting .290 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Jarren Duran is batting .200 with a double, a triple and a walk.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors with a collective 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston’s 3.81 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the 12th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.186).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to allow the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 8-4 win last time out, Boston struck out 11 Orioles batters while allowing eight hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been listed as the underdog three times this season, yet they have won all of those games.
• St. Louis has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +104 odds on it winning this game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 49% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in five of its six games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals are 4-2-0 against the spread in their six chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar leads St. Louis in batting average (.417) this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Nootbaar’s home run total is 21st, and his RBI total is 34th.
• Nootbaar brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with a home run, five walks and three RBI.
• Ivan Herrera leads St. Louis in home runs with three and runs batted in with eight.
• Herrera currently is 10th in home runs and eighth in RBI in the major leagues.
• Nolan Arenado is slashing .391/.500/.609 this season for the Cardinals.
• Arenado enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last six games he is batting .391 with two doubles, a home run, five walks and six RBI.
• Victor Scott II has eight hits and an OBP of .385 to go with a slugging percentage of .522 this season.
• Scott enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBI.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals have a 7.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the big leagues.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 3.47 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of just .860 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
• With just four homers allowed, the Cardinals rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, St. Louis defeated the Angels, 12-5, with 11 strikeouts and six hits allowed.