The Boston Red Sox are 5-2 in interleague play so far this season with series wins over the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies. The Red Sox will look for more success against the National League in a two-game set in San Francisco against the Giants starting Tuesday.
Red Sox vs. Giants 2016 odds: Boston set as road favorite in series opener at San Francisco
The Boston Red Sox have been pegged as betting favorites for the opener of a two-game series in San Francisco against the Giants on Tuesday.
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Boston is a -120 betting favorite in Tuesday’s series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Rick Porcello will get the call for the Red Sox going up against Albert Suarez and the Giants, who would pay +100 on a home win.
The Red Sox have had the best offense in the majors this season by a considerable margin. Boston’s 5.89 runs per game of offensive production is half of a run higher than the second-place Cubs’ 5.40 runs per game.
With Xander Bogaerts, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Dustin Pedroia all hitting over .300 this season, the Red Sox have the best batting average in baseball at .293. If the Red Sox continue to hit at this pace, they could come out on top of the American League despite a 4.73 ERA amongst their starters.
In Porcello’s last four road starts, the Red Sox are 0-4 per the OddsShark MLB Database. Porcello has a 5.84 ERA over that stretch.
The Giants have shaken off a mediocre 17-18 start to go 18-6 over their last 24 games, taking over first place in the division from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the process. Unfortunately for the Giants, the team lost its most productive bat last week when Hunter Pence suffered a hamstring injury that will keep the outfielder out of action for two months.
San Francisco is just 4-10 in its last 14 games against AL East opponents.
Tuesday’s total is set at eight runs at the sportsbooks. The UNDER is 7-4 in San Francisco’s last 11 games at home.
Despite being only two games long, this series should be an interesting one between two of the league’s top contenders behind the Chicago Cubs on the odds to win the World Series this season.
Wednesday’s game sets up as a potential pitcher’s duel with Boston’s David Price and San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner projected to take the mound.
