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Jarren Duran will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the Boston Red Sox (40-35) take on the Cincinnati Reds (35-39). The Red Sox are listed as -114 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Friday, live on BSOH from Great American Ball Park.
Boston’s Kutter Crawford gets the start, and he’ll go against Cincinnati’s Andrew Abbott.
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Red Sox and Reds Betting Trends
The Red Sox are 20-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.8% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -114 or shorter, Boston has a 17-14 record (winning 54.8% of its games).
This season, the Reds have been the underdog 42 times and won 16, or 38.1%, of those games.
Cincinnati is 14-24 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -106 or more on the moneyline.
In the 75 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Red Sox, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 34 times (34-36-5).
The Reds and their opponents have hit the over in 31 of their 74 games with a total this season.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox score the ninth-most runs in baseball (350 total, 4.7 per game).
Boston averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB play with 81 total home runs.
The Red Sox’s .254 batting average is fifth-best in MLB.
Boston’s hitters strike out 9.6 times per game, the 28th-most in baseball.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks seventh in the majors.
Boston has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.45).
Reds Stats & Insights
The Reds have scored 309 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
Cincinnati ranks 21st in Major League Baseball with 72 home runs.
The Reds rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .225.
Cincinnati ranks 24th with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
The Reds average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox, his 16th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 3.54 ERA and 88 strikeouts through 86 1/3 innings pitched.
Duran has been key for Boston with six home runs, 33 RBI and a batting average of .277 this season.
Rafael Devers’ batting average of .278 leads all Boston hitters this season.
Ceddanne Rafaela leads Boston in RBI with 41 while batting .251 with eight home runs.
Tyler O’Neill’s 15 home runs are most among Boston batters. He’s driven in 26 runs this season while slugging .543.
Reds Key Players to Watch
The Reds will hand the ball to Abbott (5-6) for his 15th start of the season.
Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds with 12 home runs.
Spencer Steer’s 43 runs batted in lead his team.
Jeimer Candelario paces the Reds with 12 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .251.
Jonathan India is batting .240 with seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and 35 walks.
Red Sox and Reds Injuries
Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Rib), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Reds: Emilio Pagán: 15 Day IL (Lat), Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 60 Day IL (Hand), Ian Gibaut: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Tejay Antone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Matt McLain: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Stephenson: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
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