Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+132) San Francisco (-160)

The San Francisco Giants (41-33) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (39-37) at Oracle Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +132 while San Francisco is priced at -160. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Hunter Dobbins and Hayden Birdsong.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .416 and have struck out 704 times, while drawing a walk on 260 occasions. They have 343 RBI's in addition to 651 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .248. The Red Sox have accounted for 141 two-baggers as a team and have hit 92 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 358 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which is 6th in MLB.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 this season (18th in the league), and they have struck out 645 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 72 home runs and 340 runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 252 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a squad on the year. Boston has relinquished 645 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 299 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31.

Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 74 times and also have had 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 38 holds this year (22nd in MLB). The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 75 save situations. They have earned 21 saves for the season and have blown 14 of their 35 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 97 runners on the season and 32.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Red Sox have sent 249 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have 2,053 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 697 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 68 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 6,159 innings, ranking them 27th in the majors.

Dobbins (4-1 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.70 while facing 228 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 55 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 free passes. His ERA is 3.76 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. Dobbins has taken the hill for 55 frames and has racked up 42 K's during his pro baseball career.

San Francisco is sitting with 71 home runs so far this season to go along with 298 RBIs. They have recorded 110 two-baggers, while taking a walk 265 times as well as recording 313 runs. The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a batting average of .233 on the campaign. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .375 and they are recording 4.23 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 626 occasions (11th in the league) and have accounted for 567 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 271 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.27 (237 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 57 homers and they concede 3.73 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 3.46 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (630 strikeouts against 235 free passes). They have a ranking of 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 563.

With 86 save situations, the Giants have recorded 53 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have tallied 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of 86 inherited runners. They rank 14th in baseball with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 227 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in pro baseball). The Giants have 705 assists, 39 errors and have accumulated 1,961 putouts so far this year. In 5,883 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in the majors).

During his career, Birdsong has given up 100 hits while earning 139 punch outs in 120 innings pitched. Birdsong (8-7 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.97 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 53 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.349 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has gone up against 523 batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+132)

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