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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox

2026-08-17 · Updated August 17, 2026 5:27 AM ET

Matchup

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox

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Away Team
Arizona Diamondbacks

Road club

Home Team
Boston Red Sox

Home club

Game Date
2026-08-17

Scheduled slate date

Arizona Diamondbacks Outlook
Underdog

Team outlook tier

Boston Red Sox Outlook
Commanding

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Boston Red Sox

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Above Average

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Mitch BrattArizona Diamondbacks
Unknown PitcherBoston Red Sox
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Jahmai JonesBoston Red SoxDifficult
Ketel MarteArizona DiamondbacksDifficult
Wilyer AbreuBoston Red SoxDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Wilyer AbreuBoston Red SoxAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Jahmai JonesBoston Red SoxNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Ketel MarteArizona DiamondbacksNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
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