Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox 4/3/23 – On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game interleague series against the Boston Red Sox. Pittsburgh is 1-1 after its 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday; Boston also improved to 1-1 with their 9-8 victory over Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. The latest baseball betting odds show the Boston Red Sox as the favorite to win this match. The latest baseball betting odds show the Boston Red Sox as the favorite to win this match.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox
Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
Location: Fenway Park
TV: MLBN
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox 4/3/23 Betting Odds
Pirates
Moneyline: +151
Spread: +1.5 (-130)
Total: 9.5 over (-105)
Red Sox
Moneyline: -164
Spread: -1.5 (+110)
Total: 9.5 under (-115)
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Analysis
On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates opened up the regular season with a 5-4 victory against Cincinnati. They will wrap up their three game series against Cincinnati on Sunday before traveling to Boston. Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh at batting 0.500 with team highs in home runs with one, RBIs with three and hits with three while right fielder Andrew McCutcheon leads by on base percentage at 0.556 while Pittsburgh bats 0.203 while having an slugging percentage of 0.281. On Monday Johan Oviedo took the mound for Pittsburgh’s first pitch of this season where he went 4-3 with a 3.22 ERA and 54 Ks.
Adam Duvall hit his second two-run homer of the game in the bottom of the 9th inning to give Boston Red Sox a walk-off victory. With four hits and five RBIs, Duvall had five RBIs for Boston, whose starter Chris Sale struggled in his first start at Fenway Park since 2021. Center fielder Adam Duvall leads all hitters at 0.556, leading with team highs in home runs with two, RBIs with six, and hits with five; first baseman Justin Turner leads on base percentage at 0.600 while Boston as a whole is hitting 0.306 with an Slugging percentage of 0.597. On Monday Boston will send Kutter Crawford to start on the mound; last season Kutter Crawford went 3-6 with a 5.47 ERA and 77 Ks.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Against the Spread
Pittsburgh are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Boston. Pittsburgh are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston. Pittsburgh are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American League. The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh’s last 14 games played in April.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games. Boston are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games. Boston are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh. Boston are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League Central Division division. The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston’s last 14 games played in April.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Free Pick
Boston has had a difficult start to the season, allowing an average of 9.0 runs per game over their first two games. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are hitting the ball hard at bat as evidenced by their four wins in a row overall and seven victories out of eight at home in Fenway Park. MLB betting analysts predict a Boston victory in this game.
Free Pick: Boston Red Sox -1.5 (+110)
