Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/30/26, 1:10 PM  by Edgar Jibran in MLB Picks

The last game of the MLB series between the Boston Red Sox and the Athletics will take place this Thursday at 07:40 pm CST in Sacramento, California. For this game, the Red Sox are the favorites according to the odds, but it cannot be ignored that they even needed extra innings in the third game of the series to take a 2-1 advantage over the Athletics.

In this regard, even though the series against the Athletics has been very tough, it should be noted that batters like Ceddanne Rafaela, Caleb Durbin, and Andruw Monasterio were able to ratify their amazing batting performance with 2+ hits in last Wednesday’s 4-2 victory over the Athletics. Furthermore, this last game of the series will have the delightful presence of Sonny Gray, who is the best Red Sox’s opening pitcher with a 12W-2L record this season.

As for the Athletics, the series was very important for them to keep competitive in the AL West Division standings, so after not being able to defeat the Red Sox in the series, it makes sense to consider them as one of the eliminated teams with their current 10-game gap to the top spot of the AL West Division. Considering this, having Mason Barnett as the starting pitcher for this game looks like pure improvisation, as this will be his first start of the season.