San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 Giants visited the Red Sox on Friday, August 21 at 7:11 PM ET.
The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants +155, Red Sox -185) prices the Giants at 38% and the Red Sox at 62%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 6
Boston Red Sox won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Red Sox -1.5): Boston Red Sox covered.
- Combined score 10 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
- Boston Red Sox closed at -185 on the moneyline (a 62% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Giants +1.5 (-150)
Giants +1.5 (-146)
Red Sox -182 62%
Red Sox -185 62%
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 9 times since 2023: the Giants won 5 and the Red Sox 4.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2025 | Red Sox 5, Giants 9 Giants won | ||
| Jun 21, 2025 | Red Sox 2, Giants 3 Giants won | ||
| Jun 20, 2025 | Red Sox 7, Giants 5 Red Sox won | ||
| May 2, 2024 | Giants 3, Red Sox 1 Giants won | ||
| May 1, 2024 | Giants 2, Red Sox 6 Red Sox won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
San Francisco Giants
- San Francisco Giants team stats
- Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (Sep 26)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 0 (Sep 25)
- Minnesota Twins 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (Sep 23)
Boston Red Sox
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