Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, July 5, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The Boston Red Sox (37-48) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (36-52). The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -122 and Los Angeles is coming in at +102. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Ranger Suarez and Ryan Johnson.

Boston has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 698 times, while being walked on 246 occasions. They have accrued 322 RBI's and 690 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .243. The Red Sox have accrued 149 doubles as a squad and have hit 73 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 337 runs scored and have an OBP of .311. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26. Red Sox pitchers have given up 91 home runs and 344 runs in total (6th in baseball). Boston has yielded 691 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 318 earned runs. The Red Sox have an earned run average of 3.81 this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 723 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 256 hitters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad so far this year.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 74 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves on the year and have blown 9 of their 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners so far this year and 34.3% of those players ended up scoring. Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 69 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 259 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have earned 46 holds over the course of the season (16th in baseball).

The Red Sox have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,753 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 2,251 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 717 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 13th in baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays.

Suarez has pitched in 850 innings and has 797 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.33 (315 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.256. He has surrendered 802 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 266 walks. Suarez (57-40 career mark) has a FIP of 3.28 while he has faced 3,558 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles is sitting with 101 home runs for the season to go along with 376 RBIs. They have 137 two-baggers, while taking a walk 290 times and putting up 391 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this season. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .393 and they are scoring 4.44 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have struck out on 830 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 706 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 437 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.60 (396 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 92 homers and they yield 5.07 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.400 with a FIP of 4.34 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (778 strikeouts vs 392 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 693.

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Angels have 44 holds and also 16 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.1% of 167 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with runners on. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save percentage of 38.5%, and they have dispatched 277 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The Angels have racked up 740 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 2,327 putouts this season. In 6,981 innings played, the Angels hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in baseball).

Johnson (2-4 record in his career) has a 7.52 ERA and has surrendered 12.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and he has gone up against 183 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 32 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.723 and having a FIP of 7.4. In his pro baseball career, Johnson has given up 52 base hits while accumulating 34 punch outs in 38 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-122)

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