AMEDEUS' MLB BOOKIE BATTER!
(MLB) Boston vs. Oakland,
Total: 8.00 | -115.00 Over
Result: Win
The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 3-2 record this season and their offense has been good in their games. They have scored at least 5 runs in each of their last 2 as well as 3 of their 5 games this season. Their pitching has also been great in these games, but they are not going to pitch as well in this game as they have been all season. They are going up against an A's team that is 1-4 this season and their pitching has been awful. They have allowed at least 6 runs in 4 of their 5 games this season and they are coming off of a 9-0 loss against the Red Sox in their last game. They are going to struggle to keep the Red Sox off the board here with how poor they have been pitching, but their offense has not been awful as they have scored at least 3 runs in 3 of their last 4 games and they are going to be hungry to put some runs up after getting shut out in their last game. Brayan Bello is starting for the Red Sox here and he has not been awful in his starts but he also allows quite a few runs as well. He finished Spring Training 0-1 with a 3.93 ERA as he allowed 8 earned runs and 16 hits in a little over 18 innings pitched. He only allowed 2 earned runs in 5 innings against the Mariners in his 1st start of the season, but he was also allowing a lot runs on a consistent basis last season and in his only start against the A's last year, he allowed 6 earned runs in the game. Alex Wood is starting for the A's here and he is 0-1 with a 16.20 ERA this season. He struggled a lot in Spring Training as he was 0-0 with a 4.40 ERA, allowing 7 earned runs in a little over 14 innings pitched, and he continued that into his 1st start of the season as he allowed 6 earned runs in a little over 3 innings pitched against the Guardians. The Guardians do not have a very strong lineup so the A's are going to struggle here with the way the Red Sox have been hitting, but the A's are also going to be hungry to bounce back after getting shut out and Bello has not been a very consistent starter throughout his short career as well as being someone the A's have hit well against. Between these two teams, there will be enough runs in this game to push it over the total.