The Athletics host the Boston Red Sox on July 29, 2026. First pitch from Sutter Health Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on NBCS-CA.
The Red Sox are favored by -155 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Athletics are +125 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 10.5 runs.
Find our MLB picks and Red Sox vs Athletics prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction
- Red Sox vs Athletics Pick: Romy Gonzalez Over 1.5 Hits (+190, DraftKings)
Our Red Sox vs Athletics best bet is Romy Gonzalez to go over his hits prop. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Red Sox vs Athletics Odds
| Red Sox Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -125 | 10.5 -103o / -115u | -155 |
| Athletics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 +105 | 10.5 -103o / -115u | +125 |
- Red Sox vs Athletics moneyline: Red Sox -155, Athletics +125
- Red Sox vs Athletics over/under: 10.5 (-103o / -115u)
- Red Sox vs Athletics spread: Red Sox -1.5 (+105), Athletics +1.5 (-125)
Red Sox vs Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Patrick Sandoval (LHP) | Stat | Jacob Lopez (LHP) |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | W-L | 5-4 |
| 0.5 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.0 |
| 3.21/3.67 | ERA / xERA | 6.12/3.82 |
| 3.04/4.08 | FIP / xFIP | 5.68/5.86 |
| 14.1 | K-BB% | 4.3 |
| 34.8 | GB% | 32 |
| .391 | BABIP | .292 |
| 103 | Stuff+ | 95 |
| 103 | Location+ | 99 |
Red Sox vs Athletics MLB Betting Preview
Boston is red-hot, riding a 10-game road winning streak into a hitter-friendly park in Sacramento, and Romy Gonzalez gets a lineup boost tonight, moving up to the 2-hole after spending roughly half his starts this season in the back half of the order.
He'll face Athletics lefty Jacob Lopez, a heavy groundball arm who's actually been a bit snakebit on strikeouts relative to his true talent level this year, and the conditions couldn't be more favorable for hitters.
Sutter Health Park grades out as the second-best park in baseball for run scoring, temperatures are set to reach the highest mark of today's MLB slate at 102°F, and the wind is blowing out to right field at nearly 13 mph.
Red Sox vs Athletics Pick, Betting Analysis
Gonzalez profiles well for a multi-hit night in this spot. He grades as one of the better BABIP hitters in the league by the projection systems, gets an extra look at the plate hitting near the top of the order, and steps into a park and weather setup that's about as offense-friendly as it gets on today's slate.
Our model has him projected for 1.66 hits, comfortably clearing the 1.5 line, and the plus-money price at +190 reflects a real gap between the market number and what the profile supports.
Pick: Romy Gonzalez Over 1.5 Hits (+190, DraftKings)
