The Athletics get a visit from the Boston Red Sox in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Oakland sends Bartolo Colon out against Jon Lester for the Red Sox in this game. Colon is 6-7 with a 4.22 ERA on the season, while Lester is 5-5 on the year and has a 4.53 ERA.



View Boston vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Athletics in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +120 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 11 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Red Sox, who rate an American League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Red Sox rank No. 2 in the American League at 9.3 hits per game. That compares with Oakland’s No. 14 ranking in that category.

Comparing defensive stats, Boston owns the American League's No. 3-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. Oakland, on the other hand, rates No. 13 in scoring at home.

The Red Sox were a 6-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -114 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Red Sox endured a 6-1 loss at the hands of the Athletics on Monday, with Daisuke Matsuzaka throwing 1 innings of 4-hit ball at O.co Coliseum.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

A few Red Sox at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games at home


Next up:
Boston at Oakland, Wednesday, July 4