Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Picks and Prediction for Thursday September 18 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 09/18/2025, 12:40 AM ET

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Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Thursday afternoon MLB clash between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Athletics (71-81) have won seven of their previous 11 games and have their sights set on the future. Last night, the Athletics went 3-for-15 with runners in scoring position and left 13 men on base during a 5-4 road loss against Boston in ten innings.

Twenty-six year old righty J.T. Ginn (3-6 4.69 ERA) will head to the hill for the Athletics in this contest. Through 80 plus innings, Ginn has retired 92 batters by strikes and sports a respectable 1.34 WHIP.

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The Boston Red Sox have won 46 of 77 home games and are 2.5 games clear of Cleveland for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Wednesday, Boston walked it off in the tenth inning on a Nick Sogard fielder’s choice that scored Nate Eaton with the winning run. DH Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs for the Red Sox (83-69).

Boston skipper Alex Cora will turn to talented right-hander Brayan Bello (11-7 3.25 ERA) in the series finale. In his last start, Bello (5 IP) gave up five hits and four runs during a 5-3 home loss versus New York.

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Boston OF Wilyer Abreu is still dealing with soreness in his right calf and his status to return is unclear. Through 152 games, the Athletics rank 6th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 9th in OPS and 7th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 5-2.

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