Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.65 ERA) starts for the Oakland Athletics (13-22) as they square off against Wade Miley (1-4, 6.91 ERA) and the Boston Red Sox (15-18) in the last of a three-game series at O.C. Coliseum. The Athletics won the last game 9-2 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 3:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May. 13 and can be seen on NESN, CSN-CA and MLB Net.
Gray pitched 6.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering one run, striking out nine and walking two in a 4-3 defeat to the Mariners. Josh Reddick (.346, 18 Rs, 6 HRs, 25 RBIs, 2 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 4 for 5 with two runs, one home run, and three RBIs. Miley went 6.0 innings, surrendering four runs, striking out eight and walking one in a 7-0 defeat to the Blue Jays in his most recent start.
Oakland is a -147 favorite against Boston and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Athletics have recorded an overall money line of -1,371 and have shown a weak performance as a favorite this season with a record of 7-14. The Athletics have no trouble scoring as they rank third in the AL in home offense with 5.4 runs per game. The Athletics are one of the best in the AL in terms of hits with an impressive 9.1 per game.
In games where it is the underdog, Boston has a 6-6 record and an overall money line of -524. Offensively, the Red Sox have really sputtered in the last 10 games. They have decreased their season average of 4.4 runs per game by averaging 2.7 during that stretch. Boston is excellent at drawing walks with an AL-best 3.9 per game.
The Athletics have a 1-5 record against left-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Miley takes the mound. Gray (RHP) will be on the hill against the Red Sox, who have an 11-14 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – OAK, O/U – Over
Notes
When the Red Sox play into extra innings, they have a 2-1 record. The Athletics are 0-6 when their games exceed nine innings.
The Red Sox managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Athletics who are heading in with a 6-5 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 11-6. The Red Sox have an 11-0 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 11th, Boston sits in the top half of the league in runs, scoring 142 this season. Oakland ranks in the top five at second with 166.
Ranking 16th, Oakland is in the bottom half of the league in walks, notching 99 this season. Boston ranks in the top five at second with 127.
When the Athletics hit at least one home run, they are 10-10, well-matched with the Red Sox who are 11-11 when hitting one or more homers.
