The Los Angeles Dodgers will look to keep up their pace as the hottest team in baseball when they take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park this afternoon.
The Dodgers come into the contest with a 20-3 record in August on the strength of a 2.77 team ERA this month — the best mark in the majors — while Mookie Betts has arguably been the hottest hitter in the MLB over that span with a .453 batting average.
Find out if Betts can help the visitors pick up yet another win in our Dodgers vs. Red Sox MLB picks and predictions for Saturday, August 26.
Dodgers vs Red Sox odds
Dodgers vs Red Sox predictions
The Dodgers came out on top in the series opener on Friday with a 7-4 win, slowing down a Red Sox offense that had scored 17 runs in its previous game against the Astros. Max Muncy did some damage with two hits and three RBI while Freddie Freeman was all over the place with four hits, three runs, and an RBI.
It was a relatively quiet night for leadoff man Mookie Betts, who scored twice and had one hit in his return to Fenway Park, but the Dodgers star has arguably been the top batter in the majors this month.
Betts leads all players with 39 hits, a .453 average, and an .802 slugging percentage in August, while his 21 RBI are just two back of Julio Rodriguez and Kyle Tucker for the MLB lead.
He’s recorded at least one hit in 13 straight games, with multiple hits in nine of those contests, while also scoring a run in eight of those games and recording an RBI eight times over that span. Needless to say, Betts has been a very busy man at the plate and I’m banking on him to have another productive game against his former club by cashing the Over on 2.5 hits, runs, and RBI.
My best bet: Betts Over 2.5 hits + runs + RBI (+100 at DraftKings)
Dodgers vs Red Sox same-game parlay
Betts 2+ total bases (-135)
Freeman 2+ hits (+120)
Dodgers Over 5.5 runs (+115)
Today’s same-game parlay will focus on the Dodgers and their top two hitters — Betts and Freeman. While we’re looking for Betts to rack up at least two total bases, we’ll also be banking on Freeman to follow up his four-hit outing on Friday with another couple of knocks today.
Freeman has recorded multiple hits in three straight contests and while he did hit a bit of a rough patch earlier this month, he still ranks second on the club with 36 hits in August, trailing only Betts (39).
Finally, we’ll look for the Dodgers to run up the score again by cashing the Over on 5.5 runs. Los Angeles is averaging 5.83 runs per game in August and has scored at least six runs in three straight games. Red Sox starter James Paxton has looked very beatable of late as well, giving up six earned runs in his last start and four-plus runs in two of his last four games.
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Dodgers vs Red Sox moneyline and Over/Under analysis
The Dodgers come into today’s ballgame as the road favorite, opening at -134 on the moneyline. It’s hard to bet against the best team in baseball right now and I think they simply possess too many offensive weapons for Paxton and the Red Sox to handle — as evidenced by their win in the series opener.
Perhaps an underrated aspect of Los Angeles’ run has been the club’s pitching, as their 2.77 team ERA in August ranks first in the majors. Dodgers starter Julio Urias has bounced back with a 1.44 ERA through four starts this month and should have an edge over Paxton.
Today’s total opened at 9.5 runs but crept up to 10 at some books by this morning. Although I just talked up Los Angeles’ pitching, I’m still going to go with the Over in this one as we’ve seen both clubs play to high-scoring games of late.
The Over is 4-1 in Los Angeles’ last five games and 9-0 in Boston’s last nine outings. The Red Sox offense has also turned up the heat with 79 runs scored over the last 15 days — that’s 6.08 runs per game and the fourth-best mark in the majors over that span. Combine that with the Dodgers’ consistent batting and we could see some fireworks today.
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Dodgers vs Red Sox game info
| Location: | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Date: | Saturday, August 26, 2023 |
| First pitch: | 4:10 p.m. ET |
| TV: | SNLA, NESN |
Starting pitchers
Julio Urias (11-6, 4.15 ERA): Urias had his worst month of the season in July with a 6.23 ERA over five starts, allowing three-plus earned runs in three of those games. He’s bounced back nicely, though, in July, throwing two scoreless outings while allowing just four total runs over his last four starts.
James Paxton (7-4, 3.79 ERA): Paxton had one of his worst starts of the year last time out as he was rocked for six earned runs in just four innings. The southpaw has now allowed at least four earned runs in three of his last seven appearances and carries a 5.31 ERA through four games in August.
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