Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (60-62) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (65-55) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Jose Berrios and Rich Hill.
The Blue Jays have hit 227 doubles as a team and have hit 151 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging % of .430 and have struck out 927 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have accounted for 551 runs batted in as well as 1,071 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .262. They have a total of 564 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .324.
The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 3.86 so far this year (14th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,018 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.22 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have yielded 139 home runs and also 505 total runs (13th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 316 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team for the year.
The Blue Jays have sent 431 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 173 base runners on the year with 26.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 33 saves on the year and have blown 19 of their 52 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 63.5% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 66 holds so far this year (14th in baseball). Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 116 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 3,195 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,003 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 14th in baseball, and have a total of 93 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,585 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball.
Berrios has taken the hill for 980 innings and has 974 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.21 (459 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.240. He has allowed 918 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 298 walks. Berrios (69-52 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.07 and he has faced 4,147 hitters during his time in the major leagues.
The Boston Red Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .254 on the year. They have struck out on 1,020 instances (17th in MLB) and have totaled 1,067 hits. Boston has hit 115 long balls for the year and 524 RBIs. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .407 and they average 4.49 runs per game (12th in the league). They have put up 276 doubles, while walking 340 times as well as putting up 548 runs.
The Boston pitching staff have conceded 585 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.45 (537 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 134 dingers and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a unit on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.65 (1,022 strikeouts vs 386 bases on balls). They sit at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,044.
Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save percentage of 54.0%, and they have dispatched 439 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 131 occasions with runners on base. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 192 inherited runners. Sitting with 118 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 68 holds and 23 blown saves.
In 9,783 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (22nd in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 106 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have 1,095 assists, 65 errors and have a total of 3,261 putouts on the season.
During his pro baseball career, Hill has conceded 1,024 base knocks while accumulating 1,248 punch outs in 1,217 innings. He has given up 522 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.226 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 5,103 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Hill (79-57 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.86 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston
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