Athletics vs Red Sox Odds

#2 DH

Rob Refsnyder: Not in lineup Thursday

Sep 18th

Refsnyder is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Athletics.

#1 2B

Romy Gonzalez: Exiting starting nine

Sep 18th

Gonzalez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Athletics.

#1 C

Carlos Narvaez: Sitting out for day game

Sep 18th

Narvaez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Athletics.

#1 DH

Masataka Yoshida: Knocks in two in win

Sep 18th

Yoshida went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Athletics.

#3 P

Lucas Giolito: Struggles with command vs. A's

Sep 17th

Giolito didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's win against the Athletics, allowing four runs on five hits and five walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings.

#1 PROS

Payton Tolle: Shifting to bullpen role

Sep 17th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Tolle will be used out of the bullpen for the remainder of the season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

#1 RF

Wilyer Abreu: Day-to-day, eyeing weekend return

Sep 17th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Abreu (calf) isn't ready to return from the 10-day injured list, but the skipper is "hopeful" that the outfielder will be ready for activation at some point during the team's weekend series at Tampa Bay, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

#6 P

Kyle Harrison: In line to start Saturday

Sep 17th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Harrison will start Saturday's game against the Rays in Tampa, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

#4 P

Connelly Early: Starting on four days' rest Sunday

Sep 17th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Early will start Sunday's series finale in Tampa against the Rays, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

#2 CF

Nate Eaton: Not in Boston lineup

Sep 17th

Eaton is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

#2 3B

Nick Sogard: Not in Wednesday's lineup

Sep 17th

Sogard is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Athletics.

#1 SS

Trevor Story: Reaches 30 steals

Sep 17th

Story went 3-for-4 and stole two bases in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Athletics.

#6 PROS

Luis Perales: Making Triple-A debut this week

Sep 16th

Perales (elbow) will make his first appearance with Triple-A Worcester this week, Tommy Cassell of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette reports.

#2 BP

Garrett Whitlock: Shuts down threat

Sep 15th

Whitlock allowed one hit and struck out three over a scoreless inning in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Yankees.

#1 CL

Aroldis Chapman: Reaches 30-save mark

Sep 14th

Chapman struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Yankees.

#1 P

Garrett Crochet: Matches season high in strikeouts

Sep 14th

Crochet (16-5) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out 12 over six innings to earn the win Sunday over the Yankees.

#1 CF

Ceddanne Rafaela: Second-half struggles continue

Sep 14th

Rafaela went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

#1 LF

Jarren Duran: Logs first pinch-hit HR

Sep 14th

Duran hit a pinch-hit solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

#1 3B

Alex Bregman: Launches homer in loss

Sep 14th

Bregman went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

#2 P

Brayan Bello: Stumbles against Yanks

Sep 13th

Bello (11-7) took the loss Saturday as the Red Sox were downed 5-3 by the Yankees, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out four.

#13 BP

Liam Hendriks: Shut down from throwing

Sep 13th

The Red Sox pulled Hendriks (hip) off his throwing program Saturday after he experienced tightness in his forearm, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

#7 P

Richard Fitts: Might be done for season

Sep 12th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora indicated Friday that he was not optimistic Fitts (arm) would return before the end of the season, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

#1 BP

Jordan Hicks: Could return later this month

Sep 12th

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Hicks (shoulder) could return before the end of the season, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

#7 BP

Brennan Bernardino: Hits IL

Sep 12th

The Red Sox placed Bernardino on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Sept. 10, due to a left lat strain, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

#10 BP

Chris Murphy: Rejoins big-league bullpen

Sep 12th

The Red Sox recalled Murphy from Triple-A Worcester on Friday.

#13 PROS

David Sandlin: Struggling as reliever

Sep 12th

Sandlin has a 6.75 ERA, 1.92 WHIP and 18:12 K:BB in 21.1 innings across 13 appearances for Triple-A Worcester.

#4 BP

Justin Slaten: Struggles continue

Sep 11th

Slaten allowed two runs on two hits and one walk over a third of an inning in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Athletics.

#6 1B

Vaughn Grissom: Called up, moved to 60-day IL

Sep 9th

The Red Sox recalled Grissom (foot) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday while he continues to recover from plantar fasciitis, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

#5 P

Dustin May: Officially placed on IL

Sep 9th

The Red Sox placed May on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right elbow neuritis.

#2 2B

David Hamilton: Reaches 20-steal mark

Sep 7th

Hamilton went 1-for-3 with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

#5 BP

Justin Wilson: Escapes inherited jam

Sep 7th

Wilson struck out all three batters he faced in a scoreless sixth inning during Saturday's 5-1 loss to Arizona.