Red Sox vs Pirates Today: Picks, Predictions, Moneyline and Odds – Wednesday, April 5

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At Fenway Park on Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-2) meet the Boston Red Sox (2-3), with first pitch at 1:35 PM ET. On the mound for the Red Sox will be Corey Kluber (0-1), matched up against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller.

Sportsbooks have made the Red Sox a decent moneyline favorite (-150) at home over the Pirates (+128). The game has an over/under set at 8.5 runs.

Red Sox vs. Pirates Odds

Run Line

Boston Red Sox (-1.5)

Moneyline

Red Sox (-150)

Total

8.5 Runs (Over: -119, Under: -101)

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When, Where, at What Time is Red Sox vs. Pirates

  • Game Day: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
  • Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
  • Location: Boston, Massachusetts
  • Stadium: Fenway Park

Red Sox Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Joely Rodriguez 15-Day Injured List Oblique
James Paxton 15-Day Injured List Hamstring
Garrett Whitlock 15-Day Injured List Hip
Wyatt Mills 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Brayan Bello 15-Day Injured List Forearm
Trevor Story 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Adalberto Mondesi 60-Day Injured List Hamstring

Pirates Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Robert Stephenson 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Jarlin García 60-Day Injured List Arm
Max Kranick 60-Day Injured List Elbow
JT Brubaker 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Austin Hedges 7-Day Injured List Concussion

Last Time Out: Red Sox and Pirates

Betting Trends

Red Sox Betting Records and Team Stats (2022)

The Red Sox entered a game as favorites 80 times last season and won 48, or 60%, of those games. Last season Boston won 18 of its 31 games, or 58.1%, when favored by at least -150 on the moneyline. The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Red Sox. Boston and its opponents hit the over in 77 of 162 games with a total last season. The Red Sox were 84-78-0 against the spread last season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Rafael Devers 141 .295 (17) .370 (18) .521 (9) 4.4% (32) 18.6% (53) 9.9% (50)
Alex Verdugo 152 .280 (28) .330 (61) .405 (84) 1.7% (116) 13.4% (16) 6.8% (101)
Justin Turner 129 .278 (31) .351 (34) .438 (56) 2.4% (93) 16.7% (38) 9.6% (56)
Raimel Tapia 128 .265 (-) .292 (-) .380 (-) 1.6% (-) 18.9% (-) 3.7% (-)
Kiké Hernández 93 .222 (-) .291 (-) .338 (-) 1.5% (-) 17.7% (-) 8.5% (-)

Pirates Betting Records and Team Stats (2022)

The Pirates were underdogs in 137 games last season and came away with the win 49 times (35.8%) in those contests. Last season, Pittsburgh came away with a win 35 times in 107 chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or worse on the moneyline. The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 43.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup. Pittsburgh and its opponents hit the over in 73 of its 162 games with a total last season. The Pirates went 84-78-0 against the spread in their 162 games that had a posted line last season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Bryan Reynolds 145 .262 (58) .352 (33) .461 (36) 4.4% (32) 23.0% (86) 10.1% (42)
Andrew McCutchen 134 .237 (104) .317 (83) .384 (109) 2.9% (75) 21.4% (78) 10.0% (47)
Carlos Santana 133 .202 (128) .319 (80) .376 (115) 3.8% (46) 17.4% (45) 14.4% (6)
Ke’Bryan Hayes 138 .244 (87) .314 (93) .345 (120) 1.3% (121) 21.8% (81) 8.6% (70)
Connor Joe 111 .238 (-) .338 (-) .359 (-) 1.5% (-) 20.8% (-) 11.8% (-)

Red Sox vs. Pirates Picks and Predictions

Our top pick for Red Sox vs. Pirates is the Pirates (+128 on the moneyline) as the pick to win. As for the over/under, we pick the over on 8.5 runs.

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Stacy Sailer

Stacy has been a baseball fan for as long as she can remember. She admits that she grew up as a spoiled Yankees fan in the late-90’s/early 2000’s, but has slowly evolved into a disgruntled Yankees fan due to their lone championship title in the last 21 seasons. She follows other sports, but her first love has always been baseball and loves getting to share her insight and knowledge with the Betsperts community.

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