After a Boston Red Sox win last night, and a New York Yankees loss in extra innings, the Sox have moved out of last place in the AL East with a record of 51-44. They have won 11 of their last 13 games and are right in the thick of the AL Wild Card race. The Oakland Athletics, on the other hand, are just waiting for their 2023 campaign to end. They have lost eight straight and are on pace to loss more than 120 games. Let’s dive into the best same-game parlay for Red Sox-Athletics on Tuesday, July 18 via Caesars Sportsbook.
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Best Red Sox-Athletics Same Game Parlay
Luis Medina Over 4.5 Hits Allowed (-158)
Athletics starting pitcher Luis Medina is in an interesting spot Tuesday night against the Red Sox. He just faced off against them before the All-Star Bbreak at Fenway Park and punched out nine hitters in a season-high six innings. Even with the strikeouts, Medina allowed seven hits and four runs.
The Sox offense is seeing the ball extremely well against right-handed pitchers. They rank in the top 5 in batting average and seventh in slugging percentage. They lit up A’s pitcher Paul Blackburn for nine hits in 5.2 innings on their way to a shutout victory last night.
Justin Turner Over 1.5 Total Bases (+127)
Justin Turner is mashing right-handed pitchers at the moment. In July, he is hitting .387 with three doubles and two home runs against righties. Medina and his reverse splits will have his hands full, as the Red Sox are projected to have three right-handed bats at the bottom of the order.
Connor Wong Over 0.5 Total Bases (-146)
Connor Wong was hitless in his last game against Medina, but the familiarly should fare well for Wong. Wong registered a three-hit game last night and will look to make it eight of his last 10 games with a hit tonight.
Medina ranks in the bottom-30th percentile in xBA, hard-hit percentage and average exit velocity. Like Medina, Wong has reverse splits and is hitting right-handed pitchers at a .267 rate this season. His .355 batting average against righties in July ranks in the top 30 batters among those with at least 20 plate appearances.
Best Red Sox-Athletics Same-Game Parlay:
Luis Medina Over 4.5 Hits Allowed
Justin Turner Over 1.5 Total Bases
Connor Wong to Record a Hit
