The San Francisco Giants (42-33) and the Boston Red Sox (39-37) square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Oracle Park, starting at 10:15 p.m. ET. The favored Giants (-132) are coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Guardians, and the underdog Red Sox (+111) head into the matchup following a 2-1 series win over the Mariners. San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong and Boston’s Hunter Dobbins will take the mound first.

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Giants vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Giants (-132)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+111)
• Over/under: 7.5

Giants betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Giants betting info

• The Giants have been the moneyline favorite 46 total times this season. They’ve gone 27-19 in those games.
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter, San Francisco has gone 22-13 (62.9%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 56.9%.
• San Francisco has played in 75 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-39-3).
• The Giants have collected a 34-41-0 record ATS this season.

Giants hitting info

• Rafael Devers leads the Giants with 15 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in baseball, Devers ranks 15th in home runs and seventh in RBI.
• Jung Hoo Lee has 17 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 26 walks while batting .259.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lee ranks 159th in homers and 83rd in RBI.
• Heliot Ramos paces the Giants with a .281 batting average.
• Wilmer Flores is batting .256 with seven doubles, 11 home runs and 23 walks.

Giants pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• San Francisco’s 3.27 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.220).
• Giants pitchers combine to allow the second-fewest home runs in baseball (57 total, 0.8 per game).
• In its 2-1 win last time out, San Francisco struck out 12 Guardians batters while allowing seven hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• This season, the Red Sox have been the underdog 27 times and won 13, or 48.1%, of those games.
• Boston is 8-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +111 or more on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have a 47.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 34 of its 76 opportunities.
• The Red Sox have an ATS record of 37-39-0 in 76 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran leads Boston in runs batted in with 38 while batting .258, which is also best on the team.
• Among all batters in the majors, Duran’s home run total is 184th, and his RBI total is 52nd.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .247 with an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .385 this season.
• Rafaela ranks 159th in home runs and 137th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Carlos Narvaez has 53 hits this season and a slash line of .277/.364/.450.
• Trevor Story is a key run producer for Boston with a .230 average, 10 homers and 38 RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the big leagues.
• Boston has the 19th-ranked ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.314 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The Red Sox have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 72, or 0.9 per game.
• Last time out, Boston defeated the Mariners, 3-1, with 10 strikeouts and six hits allowed.