The Boston Red Sox (49-43) will try to extend a six-game winning streak on Saturday versus the Chicago Cubs (42-48), with first pitch at 2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field. The Cubs will hand the ball to Marcus Stroman (9-6), and the Red Sox will counter with James Paxton (5-1).
How to Live Stream Cubs vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Saturday, July 15, 2023
- Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Stadium: Wrigley Field
- TV: Marquee Sports Network
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Cubs and Red Sox Stats
- The Cubs average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- The Cubs have hit 98 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- Hitters for Chicago have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.
- The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boston has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 18th in MLB action with 100 total home runs .
- So far this season, Boston ranks sixth in baseball, slugging .432.
Cubs vs. Red Sox Key Players
- Nico Hoerner leads the Cubs in runs batted in (45) and has a team-best batting average of .274.
- Cody Bellinger has 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .302.
- Ian Happ is hitting .244 with 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 63 walks.
- Rafael Devers has posted a team-high 22 home runs and has driven in 72 runs.
- Justin Turner is batting .288 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 34 walks.
- Masataka Yoshida paces the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .317.
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Cubs vs. Red Sox Betting Odds and Trends
Cubs vs. Red Sox Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Cubs | -115 | -105 | 8 | -105 | -115 |
Cubs vs. Red Sox Betting Trends
- The Cubs have entered the game as favorites 43 times this season and won 25, or 58.1%, of those games.
- The Cubs are 22-14 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
- The Cubs’ games have gone over the total in 45 of their 90 chances.
- The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 52 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (50%) in those games.
- The Red Sox have a mark of 23-24 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over in 49 of their 92 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.