Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+162) Los Angeles (-196)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (69-40) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (57-51) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Boston at +162 while Los Angeles is opening at -196. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Payton Tolle and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Boston is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 892 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have amassed 436 runs batted in in addition to 878 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. The Red Sox have accumulated 189 doubles as a squad and have knocked 104 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 454 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 109 long balls in addition to 404 runs (2nd in baseball). Boston has given up 869 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 377 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.54 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 923 batters. They have walked 303 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.73 as a team so far this year.

The Red Sox have dispatched 334 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 120 base runners so far this year and 30.0% of those players ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have a total of 68 holds over the course of the season (7th in baseball). Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 84 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 31 saves so far this year and have blown 10 out of their 41 chances to save the game. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations.

The Red Sox have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,625 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,875 putouts on the campaign, as well as 922 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 13th in baseball, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Tolle has taken the mound for 111 frames and has totaled 122 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.73 (46 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.179. He has allowed 96 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 35 walks. Tolle (6-7 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.67 and he has faced 463 batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has recorded 141 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 528 runs batted in. They have notched 185 two-baggers, while getting a free base 422 times and racking up 562 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .341 as well as a team batting average of .261 this year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .433 and they have an average of 5.16 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 864 occasions (25th in the league) and have earned a total of 960 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 402 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (383 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 123 home runs and they surrender 3.76 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.138 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (977 strikeouts against 329 walks). They are sitting at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 767.

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.0% out of their 114 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Dodgers have 70 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 346 relievers to the mound for the year.

Out of their 8,670 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (1st in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 901 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 2,890 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Yamamoto has surrendered 276 base knocks while he has earned 424 strikeouts in 388 innings. Yamamoto (30-16 career record) has a 2.69 ERA and has surrendered 6.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 116 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.991 and a FIP of 2.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.89 and he has faced 1,533 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+162)

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