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Boston Red Sox vs Athletics Final — July 30, 2026

Boston Red Sox logo
Boston Red Sox
5
FINAL
Athletics logo
Athletics
4
Thursday, July 30 · 9:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+5+1+3-4+2-6+5+2-1+2
Game by game
-3+3-1-10+2-2-3-2+1-2
7-3
Last 10
3-7
+9
Net
-17
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,624 mi4,223 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Red Sox visited the Athletics on Thursday, July 30 at 9:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 10, down from 10.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox -190, Athletics +158) prices the Red Sox at 63% and the Athletics at 37%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Boston Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Boston Red Sox won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Athletics +1.5): Athletics covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 10: Under.
  • Boston Red Sox closed at -190 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenAthletics +1.5 (-110)
Red Sox -1.5 (-110)
CloseAthletics +1.5 (+102)
Red Sox -1.5 (-122)
Totaldown 0.5
Open10.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close10 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenRed Sox -160 59%
Athletics +135 41%
CloseRed Sox -190 63%
Athletics +158 37%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 21 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 14 and the Athletics 7.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 29, 2026Red Sox 4, Athletics 2
Red Sox won

Jul 28, 2026Red Sox 3, Athletics 4
Athletics won

Jul 27, 2026Red Sox 4, Athletics 2
Red Sox won

Sep 18, 2025Athletics 5, Red Sox 3
Athletics won

Sep 17, 2025Athletics 4, Red Sox 5
Red Sox won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Boston Red Sox

Athletics

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