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Xander Bogaerts leads the Boston Red Sox (65-68) into a matchup with Nate Lowe and the Texas Rangers (58-73) on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET at Fenway Park. Bogaerts is hitting .311, the fifth-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Red Sox (-143), and Lowe ranks ninth in MLB play with a .305 batting average this season for the underdog Rangers (+122). Texas has not named a starter while Boston is projected to start Brayan Bello.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Rangers
- Game Day: Saturday, September 3, 2022
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Stadium: Fenway Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -143 | 9.5 |
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox rank 19th in baseball with 126 total home runs.
- The Red Sox’s .259 batting average is fifth-best in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank eighth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .319.
- The Red Sox’s 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 18th in the league.
- The Red Sox have hit 73 home runs at home this season (1.1 per game).
- The Red Sox have a .441 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team averages 9.3 hits per game and is batting .270 at home this season.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers leads Boston with 134 hits, batting .291 this season with 62 extra-base hits.
- Among all qualifying batters in baseball, Devers is 21st in batting average, 38th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging.
- Devers hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with three doubles, three walks and five RBI.
- Bogaerts is slashing .311/.380/.463 this season and leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .843.
- Bogaerts ranks fifth in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 35th in slugging in the majors.
- Bogaerts heads into this game looking to extend his six-game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .447 with four doubles, two home runs, five walks and 11 RBI.
- Alex Verdugo has collected 139 base hits, an OBP of .329 and a slugging percentage of .406 this season.
- Tommy Pham has been key for Boston with 114 hits, an OBP of .322 plus a slugging percentage of .396.
Rangers Stats & Trends
Rangers Batting
- The Rangers have hit 160 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
- The Rangers rank 14th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
- The Rangers have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.307).
- The Rangers rank 21st in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 78 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 65 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .403 in 65 road games this season.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .247 with 8.6 base hits per contest.
Rangers Key Batters
- Corey Seager has 18 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 51 walks while batting .256.
- Including all qualified hitters, Seager is 75th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 72nd and he is 25th in slugging.
- Seager brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a double, three home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .244 with 22 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 46 walks.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Semien ranks 95th in batting average, 116th in on-base percentage and 79th in slugging percentage.
- Lowe has accumulated 146 hits with a .359 on-base percentage and a .502 slugging percentage, all club-highs for the Rangers.
- Adolis Garcia has 25 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 31 walks while hitting .253.
Red Sox vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers
| Bello | TBD | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GS | – |
| 0-4 | W-L | – |
| 7.27 | ERA | – |
| 26.0 | IP | – |
| 15 | BB | – |
| 24 | SO | – |
