Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Picks and Prediction for Saturday August 8 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 08/08/2026, 01:05 AM ET

Athletics Preview

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB clash between the Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Athletics (45-71) are in the midst of a nine-game losing streak and have plummeted into a tie with Los Angeles in the AL West Division basement. Last night, Tyler Soderstrom’s 18th home run of the year was all the offense the Athletics could muster during an ugly 13-1 road loss against Boston.

Rookie left-hander Gage Jump (4-7 4.59 ERA) will make his 14th career major league start for the Athletics. Gage has been much better on the road, where he is 2-2 with a 2.51 in 28 plus innings. For the season, Jump (66.2 IP) has retired 73 batters by strikes.

Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox are riding a nine-game winning streak and have emerged as the betting favorite to represent the American League in the World Series. During Friday’s home victory, OF Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run scored to highlight the Boston offense. SP Payton Tolle struck out a career-best 14 batters in six innings to earn the win for the Red Sox (64-51), who improved to 29-29 at home.

Twenty-five year old southpaw Jake Bennett (7-4 2.90 ERA) has been a major part of the Boston turnaround. The Red Sox have won four of Bennett’s previous five starts and he has allowed nine runs across his last 30 plus frames.

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Athletics vs Red Sox Pick

Boston OF Roman Anthony (wrist) has been taking swings in the cage and plans to return to the lineup later this month. Through 116 games, the Athletics rank 18th in OPS and 20th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 16th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 5-2.