Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) Boston (+105)
The Los Angeles Angels (7-5) are on their way to Fenway Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Boston Red Sox (5-8). The line on this matchup has the Angels at -125 while the Red Sox are coming in at +105. The total has been set at 10. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Anderson and Nick Pivetta.
The Angels have tallied 15 doubles as a unit and have hit 17 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 103 times, while drawing a walk on 54 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have accumulated 64 RBI's and 96 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .240. They have a total of 65 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336.
The Angels hold a team earned run average of 3.70 this season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 98 batters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs in addition to 49 runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 35 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a unit this season. Los Angeles has given up 95 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 44 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21.
The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 20 save situations. The relievers have inherited 13 runners on the season and 53.8% of those runners crossed home plate. Angels bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 11 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 37 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have tallied 13 holds for the season (3rd in baseball). They have compiled 4 saves this year and have not converted 3 out of their 7 save opportunities.
The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 321 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 106 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which ranks 21st in pro baseball, and have 8 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 963 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 11th in MLB.
Anderson has pitched in 813 innings and has accumulated 688 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.16 (376 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.247. He has surrendered 789 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 225 free passes. Anderson (45-43 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.22 and he has faced 3,400 opposing hitters in the majors.
Boston has accounted for 17 home runs on the season to go along with 68 RBIs. They have put up 25 doubles, while walking 45 times as well as putting up 71 runs. The Boston Red Sox have recorded an OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .235 this season. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .416 and they are earning 5.46 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 105 instances (21st in baseball) and have notched a total of 104 hits.
The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.442 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (118 strikeouts against 44 walks). They come in at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 119. They have surrendered 22 home runs and they surrender 5.81 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have conceded 73 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.42 (68 earned runs yielded).
Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 2 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 46 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 5 times in high leverage situations and on 3 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 57.1% out of 7 inherited runners. With 11 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 9 holds and also 0 blown saves.
In their 1,017 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (24th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 11 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (28th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 108 assists, 10 errors and have earned 339 putouts so far this year.
In his pro baseball career, Pivetta has allowed 746 base knocks while he has earned 796 punch outs in 751 innings. Pivetta (40-51 career win-loss mark) has a 4.96 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 414 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.69 and he has gone up against 3,246 batters during his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+105)
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