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Boston Red Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
The Boston Red Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Chase Field in an interleague contest.
The Red Sox will trot Chris Sale out to the mound in this one. Left hander Sale has a 4-2 record and a 5.01 ERA this season.
It'll be Brandon Pfaadt toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks in this contest. Right hander Pfaadt is 0-1 with a 7.65 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Diamondbacks were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Phillies. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Red Sox were a 7-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 26-24 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona:
Team record: 29-21 SU
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Boston at Arizona Saturday, May 27