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<b>Boston Red Sox (70-61) vs. San Diego Padres (59-69) </b>
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After taking the first two games of this three-game inter-league affair the Red Sox shoot for the sweep of the Padres Sunday afternoon in San Diego. How are we playing this game with our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Sunday's MLB betting odds opened San Diego at around -120 over Boston, with an over/under of nine runs. Early betting action then bumped that total to 9.5.
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Red Sox vs. Padres Set-Up<br />
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Boston won the opener of this series Friday night 11-0, then won Saturday 5-4 with a run in the top of the ninth inning. The Red Sox won as -120 favorites on the MLB betting line Friday, then as -125 chalk Saturday.
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Also, Boston played over a game total of eight runs by itself Friday, while Saturday's game pushed a total of nine runs.
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With Saturday's win, Boston is 7-2 over its last nine games. At 70-61 overall the Red Sox trail the division-leading Yankees by a distant 14 games in the AL East but they're "only" six games behind Tampa Bay in the battle for the second American League wild-card spot.
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With Saturday's loss, San Diego now owns a four-game losing skid. At 59-69 overall the Padres are 9.5 games from the nearest National League playoff spot, so they're basically just playing out the string on yet another season.
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This series is the first meeting between these two teams since the Sox took two of three games from the Padres back in 2016.
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Sunday's Starting Arms<br />
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<a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/199550&quot; title="Joey Lucchesi Pitching Stats">Lefty Lucchesi</a>, by our strict standards, is 8/24 on quality starts this season and only one for his last four. Last Sunday he held Philadelphia to two runs and three hits through six innings of a 3-2 San Diego victory. But over his last four starts, he's allowed 11 runs and 17 hits through 21 2/3 innings.
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On the season the Padres are 10-14 with Lucchesi, just 1-6 over his last seven starts, although that's not all his fault.
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This start will be Lucchesi's first-ever appearance against Boston.
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Fellow southpaw <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/70083&quot; title="Brian Johnson Pitching Stats">Johnson</a> is 0/6 on quality starts this year, doing what amounts to some "opener" work. Tuesday he gave up three runs and six hits through 3 2/3 innings of a 3-2 Red Sox loss to the Phillies. And over his last four outings, he's allowed ten runs – nine earned – and 19 hits through 12 innings.
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Boston is 3-3 when Johnson starts this season.
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This start will be Johnson's first-ever appearance against San Diego.
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Sunday's Batting Splits<br />
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Boston is batting .262/.331/.471 against left-handed pitching this season.
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San Diego is batting .258/.337/.442 against LH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Red Sox bullpen owns a 4.20 ERA this season and a 1.34 WHIP while allowing a .724 OPS.
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The Padres pen owns a 4.62 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP while allowing a .744 OPS.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are a lopsided 75-52 in Red Sox games this season.
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Overs are 60-59 in Padres games this season.
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Overs are 32-28 in games played at Petco Park this season.
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