MLB EXPERT PICKS: Boston Red Sox VS Cincinnati Reds betting Predictions

Major League Baseball resumes on the first day of June with Boston Red Sox VS Cincinnati Reds playing at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Today, the Red Sox and Reds will end a three-game series. Cincinnati outlasted Boston 9-8 in Tuesday’s opener. The Red Sox is a moneyline favourite for today’s closer, and the totals are 9.5 runs.

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Predictions and Betting Preview for Boston Red Sox VS Cincinnati Reds MLB Regular Season

• Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts.
• When: Thursday, June 1, 2023
• Time: 16:10 GMT.
• Teams to play: Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
• MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.618

Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.

Betting On The Boston Red Sox

• 1XBet Spread: -1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 1.618
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 9.5
• BetMGM Spread: -1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 1.65
• BetMGM Over/Under: Under 9.5

The Boston Red Sox ended 28-26 on the season after Tuesday’s loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Joel Rodriguez conceded five earned runs while getting only some outs, and the Red Sox fell short after scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th. 

Bssoton witnessed its 6th loss in eight games, and they were at the bottom of the AL East on Wednesday. Red Sox are hitting .288/.350/.425 with 13 extra-base hits and only two home runs in the last 7 days and 146 at bats. Masataka Yoshida has gone 7-for-25 in that span, and he is now slashing .313..389/.486 in the season (135 OPS+).

Chris Sale will pitch today, he is 5-2 with a 4.72 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 65/14 K/BB ratio in ten starts (55.1 IP) this year. Sale has been excellent in his last five outings, permitting only eight earned runs on 20 hits and 4 walks across 32.1 frames of work. 

Last Friday he tossed five innings of a one-run, four-hit ball in a 7-2 victory at the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is now in the 79th percentile in the expected batting average and the 64th percentile in the expected slugging percentage.

Betting On The Cincinnati Reds

• 1XBet Spread: +1.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.515
• 1XBet Over/Under: Under 9.5
• BetMGM Spread: +1.5
• BetMGM Moneyline: 2.25
• BetMGM Over/Under: Over 9.5

The Cincinnati Reds advanced to 25-29 on the season after Tuesday’s close win at Fenway Park, prolonging their winning streak to four matches. After they swept a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs on the road, the Reds almost blew a six-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. 

Boston scored five runs off Eduardo Salazar, but Alexis Diaz closed the door to clinch his 13th save this season.

Cincinnati is fired up at the plate, cutting, .333/.398/.551 with four home runs and 19 extra-base hits in the last seven days and 1192 at-bats. Jonathan India slugged two of the four dingers, while Spencer Steer went 9-for-22 with three extra-base hits and a home run over his last five games.

Hunter Greene will pitch today. Greene is 1-4 with a 4.18 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 80/22 K/BB ratio in 11 starts (56 innings pitched) this season. He is fresh off his first win in 2023. Last Friday, he threw six innings of a no-hit ball in a 9-0 destruction of the Chicago Cubs, permitting some free passes while putting out 11. Greene struggled in his first four starts for May, delivering a whopping 17 earned runs across 22 innings of work.

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MatchPlug Prediction

Cincinnati has recorded an impressive 167 wRC+ and .407 BABIP against the left-handed pitchers in the last couple of weeks, but experts expect them to struggle against Chris Sale. Only two players from the Reds have played Sale before, and his on a high level lately.

Chris has permitted just three runs over his last three home starts (20.1 innings pitched). The Red Sox have posted a weak 66 wRC+ and .614 OPS against the right-handed pitchers in the last two weeks. Boston has gone 4-1 in Sale’s last five starts.

Final Prediction: Boston Red Sox Moneyline.