On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves conclude a two-game interleague series on the road at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. Atlanta is 64-46 and was off on Monday but lost to the New York Mets on Sunday 5-2. Atlanta lost four of five to the Mets in a five-game series and remain in second place in the National League West but trail the first place Mets by seven games.
Third baseman Austin Riley is batting .296 with 29 home runs, 125 hits and an on-base percentage of .358 to lead Atlanta in each category. First baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 70. On Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves will send Kyle Wright to the mound. The right-hander is 13-5 with a 3.22 ERA, 124 Ks and 38 BBs.
Boston is 54-56 and the Red Sox were off Monday after losing to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday 13-5. Boston lost three out of four to Kansas City over the weekend and the Red Sox have lost four of the last five. Boston is last in the American League East, 17 games behind the first-place New York Yankees and 3 .5 games behind their closest competitor, the Baltimore Orioles. Find out how everyone else is doing at our free baseball picks.
Third baseman Rafael Devers is batting .314 to lead Boston and has team highs in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 60. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts is the leader in hits with 121 and on-base percentage at .383. On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander is 8-8 with a 4.51 ERA, 119 Ks and 45 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Atlanta is 5-1 in its last 6 interleague games
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Braves last 5
- Boston is 3-7 in its last 10 at home
- The OVER has cashed in 7 of the Red Sox last 12 versus an opponent from the NL East'
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