The Milwaukee Brewers (55-44) visit the Boston Red Sox (50-50) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park. The Brewers head into the matchup after a series win over the Twins, and the Red Sox are coming off a series split with the Guardians. Milwaukee’s (
to win) Brandon Woodruff and Boston’s ( ) Austin Davis will start this matchup.The insights in this article use the latest odds as of July 29, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET.
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Brewers vs Red Sox Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Woodruff (MIL) | Pitcher | Davis (BOS) |
---|---|---|
8 – 3 | W/L | 1 – 1 |
72.1 | IP | 40.0 |
3.73 | ERA | 4.50 |
1.161 | WHIP | 1.425 |
11.4 | K/9 | 9.9 |
2.7 | BB/9 | 4.5 |
Brewers Probable Starter Brandon Woodruff
- Woodruff (8-3 with a 3.73 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Brewers, his 15th of the season.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 29-year-old has a 3.73 ERA and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings across 14 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .225 to opposing hitters.
- Woodruff has registered five quality starts this year.
- He meets a Red Sox offense that ranks eighth in the league with 456 runs while batting .255 as a unit. It has a collective .411 slugging percentage (ninth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 100 home runs (16th in MLB).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 29, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Red Sox Stats vs Woodruff
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Alex Verdugo | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
Red Sox Probable Starter Austin Davis
- Davis heads to the mound for the Red Sox to make his third start of the season, seeking his second win.
- The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, throwing 1 1/3 innings of relief while giving up one earned run and allowing two hits.
- He has pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.5 walks per nine across 37 games.
- The Brewers have scored 459 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB. They have 787 hits, 21st in baseball, with 136 home runs (fourth in the league).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 29, 2022 at 5:28 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Brewers Stats vs Davis
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Brewers Betting Trends
- The Brewers have won 45 of the 77 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (58.4%).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -167 or shorter, Milwaukee has a 23-14 record (winning 62.2% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 62.5%.
- Milwaukee has played in 99 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-45-4).
- The Brewers are 44-55-0 ATS this season.
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Red Sox Betting Trends
- The Red Sox have been underdogs in 47 games this season and won 19 (40.4%) of those contests.
- Boston has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +141 or more and is 2-7 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.5% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of their 100 games with a total.
- The Red Sox are 53-47-0 against the spread in their 100 chances this season.
Brewers Players to Watch
- Rowdy Tellez has racked up 76 hits, a team-high for the Brewers, on the way to batting .230 with 18 doubles, 20 home runs and 33 walks.
- Among qualified batters in MLB action, Tellez’s batting average ranks 126th, his on-base percentage ranks 114th, and he is 42nd in the league in slugging.
- Christian Yelich’s .355 on-base percentage and .389 slugging percentage are both team-highs, and he has 15 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 53 walks while hitting .254.
- Among qualified hitters, Yelich ranks 78th in batting average, 36th in on-base percentage, and 111th in slugging.
- Yelich takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last nine games he is batting .294 with three doubles, a triple, nine walks and three RBI.
- Willy Adames is hitting .215 with 14 doubles, 20 home runs and 31 walks.
- Andrew McCutchen has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 31 walks while batting .258.
- McCutchen heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, three walks and two RBI.
Brewers Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Yelich | 350 | .254 | 63 | 8 | 34 | .355 | .744 |
Rowdy Tellez | 331 | .230 | 40 | 20 | 64 | .308 | .773 |
Andrew McCutchen | 330 | .258 | 45 | 10 | 45 | .324 | .718 |
Willy Adames | 302 | .215 | 53 | 20 | 54 | .289 | .749 |
Kolten Wong | 259 | .243 | 43 | 7 | 24 | .328 | .733 |
Luis Urías | 250 | .236 | 35 | 12 | 37 | .328 | .740 |
Hunter Renfroe | 243 | .247 | 33 | 17 | 39 | .301 | .807 |
Tyrone Taylor | 233 | .227 | 24 | 10 | 34 | .273 | .694 |
Omar Narváez | 181 | .232 | 15 | 3 | 17 | .324 | .672 |
Victor Caratini | 139 | .230 | 17 | 7 | 20 | .345 | .762 |
Red Sox Players to Watch
- Xander Bogaerts leads Boston in OBP (.393) this season, fueled by 112 hits.
- Among all the qualifying batters in MLB, Bogaerts’ batting average is fifth, his on-base percentage ranks eighth, and he is 46th in slugging.
- Alex Verdugo is batting .267 with a .372 slugging percentage and 50 RBI this year.
- Verdugo’s batting average is 57th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him 114th, and he is 128th in slugging.
- J.D. Martinez has collected 96 base hits, an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .468 this season.
- Christian Vazquez has eight home runs, 40 RBI and a batting average of .277 this season.
Red Sox Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Verdugo | 363 | .267 | 39 | 6 | 50 | .308 | .680 |
Xander Bogaerts | 352 | .318 | 56 | 8 | 42 | .393 | .856 |
J.D. Martínez | 327 | .294 | 51 | 9 | 38 | .362 | .830 |
Christian Vázquez | 282 | .277 | 30 | 8 | 40 | .321 | .747 |
Jackie Bradley Jr. | 264 | .208 | 19 | 3 | 28 | .256 | .570 |
Bobby Dalbec | 246 | .207 | 29 | 10 | 29 | .280 | .650 |
Franchy Cordero | 208 | .226 | 31 | 4 | 25 | .303 | .673 |
Jarren Duran | 131 | .237 | 18 | 1 | 7 | .286 | .668 |
Rob Refsnyder | 93 | .312 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .389 | .894 |
Kevin Plawecki | 90 | .189 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .288 | .555 |
Brewers vs Red Sox Player Props
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