Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB Betting Preview | September 21

The Boston Red Sox (71-75) will attempt to sweep the Cincinnati Reds (58-89) on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. The Red Sox lead 1-0, and are favored (-170) against the underdog Reds (+143) in the matchup, which starts at 6:40 PM ET. Boston has Connor Seabold starting things off, while Cincinnati counters with Chase Anderson.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Reds

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Stadium: Great American Ball Park

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox are 22nd in baseball with 136 total home runs.
• The Red Sox are fourth in MLB with a .259 batting average.
• The Red Sox are sixth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.
• The Red Sox strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 16th in baseball.
• The Red Sox average 0.8 homers per game when playing away from home this season (62 total in road outings).
• The Red Sox are averaging three extra-base hits per game while slugging .385 away from home.
• The team averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .249 on the road this season.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Rafael Devers has 149 hits, which is best among Boston hitters this season, while batting .292 with 67 extra-base hits.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB, Devers’ batting average ranks 16th, his on-base percentage ranks 31st, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Devers will look for his sixth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .855. He has a slash line of .315/.384/.471 this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Bogaerts is sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage.
• Alex Verdugo has 152 hits this season and has a slash line of .280/.329/.398.
• J.D. Martinez has 12 home runs, 55 RBI and a batting average of .273 this season.
• Martinez takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, two walks and three RBI.

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds’ 146 home runs rank 19th in Major League Baseball.
• The Reds rank 20th in MLB with a .239 team batting average.
• The Reds have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
• The Reds rank 21st with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 73 home contests this season.
• In 73 home games this season, they’re slugging .409 with 205 hits going for extra bases.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .251 with 8.3 base hits per contest.

Reds Key Batters

• Kyle Farmer has racked up an on-base percentage of .316, a slugging percentage of .384, and has 122 hits, all club-highs for the Reds.
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Farmer is 70th in batting average, 89th in on-base percentage and 108th in slugging percentage.
• Jonathan India is hitting .249 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 28 walks.
• Nick Senzel is hitting .231 with 13 doubles, five home runs and 30 walks.
• TJ Friedl has nine doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 14 walks while hitting .259.

Red Sox vs. Reds Probable Pitchers