Friday's contest that pits the Boston Red Sox (26-24) against the Milwaukee Brewers (28-21) at Fenway Park should be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Red Sox. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on May 24.

The Red Sox will look to Kutter Crawford (2-2) versus the Brewers and Bryse Wilson (2-1).

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Red Sox vs. Brewers Game Info & Odds

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Red Sox vs. Brewers Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Red Sox 5, Brewers 4.

Total Prediction for Red Sox vs. Brewers

  • Total Prediction: Over 9 runs

Red Sox Performance Insights

  • In five games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, the Red Sox have a record of 2-3.
  • In its last 10 games with a total, Boston and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
  • This season, the Red Sox have won 13 out of the 22 games, or 59.1%, in which they've been favored.
  • Boston has a record of 8-3 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -135 on the moneyline.
  • The Red Sox have a 57.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Boston has scored 225 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • The Red Sox have a 2.99 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.

Brewers Performance Insights

  • Over their last 10 games, the Brewers have been favored twice and split those games 1-1.
  • When it comes to the over/under, Milwaukee and its foes are 5-5-0 in its previous 10 contests.
  • The Brewers have been underdogs in 23 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (60.9%) in those contests.
  • This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win nine times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +110 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 47.6% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Milwaukee is the fifth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging five runs per game (244 total).
  • The Brewers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.

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Red Sox Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 18 @ Cardinals L 7-2 Kutter Crawford vs Miles Mikolas
May 19 @ Cardinals W 11-3 Nick Pivetta vs Matthew Liberatore
May 20 @ Rays W 5-0 Tanner Houck vs Taj Bradley
May 21 @ Rays W 5-2 Cooper Criswell vs Zack Littell
May 22 @ Rays W 8-5 Brayan Bello vs Ryan Pepiot
May 24 Brewers - Kutter Crawford vs Bryse Wilson
May 25 Brewers - Nick Pivetta vs Colin Rea
May 26 Brewers - Tanner Houck vs Joe Ross
May 27 @ Orioles - Cooper Criswell vs Cole Irvin
May 28 @ Orioles - Brayan Bello vs Grayson Rodriguez
May 29 @ Orioles - Kutter Crawford vs Corbin Burnes

Brewers Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
May 18 @ Astros W 4-2 Bryse Wilson vs Justin Verlander
May 19 @ Astros L 9-4 Colin Rea vs Spencer Arrighetti
May 20 @ Marlins L 3-2 Joe Ross vs Ryan Weathers
May 21 @ Marlins W 7-5 Robert Gasser vs Trevor Rogers
May 22 @ Marlins L 1-0 Freddy Peralta vs Jesús Luzardo
May 24 @ Red Sox - Bryse Wilson vs Kutter Crawford
May 25 @ Red Sox - Colin Rea vs Nick Pivetta
May 26 @ Red Sox - Joe Ross vs Tanner Houck
May 27 Cubs - Robert Gasser vs Javier Assad
May 28 Cubs - Freddy Peralta vs Justin Steele
May 29 Cubs - Bryse Wilson vs Shota Imanaga

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