Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 4/5/2018 Free MLB Parlay

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Fenway Park

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Probable Pitchers: Blake Snell vs. David Price

The Tampa Bay Rays visit Fenway Park on Thursday, April 5, 2018 to play the Boston Red Sox. The probable starters are Blake Snell for the Rays and David Price for the Red Sox.

The opening line for this matchup has Tampa Bay at +156 and Boston at -166. The Rays have a 2-3-0 over/under record and a 4-1-0 run line mark. The Red Sox are 2-4-0 against the run line and have a 2-4-0 over/under record.

Valuable Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-3-0 against the over/under

The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-1-0 against the run line

Important Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 2-4-0 against the over/under

The Boston Red Sox are 2-4-0 against the run line

Key Tampa Bay Rays Injuries

03/29/18 P Nathan Eovaldi Elbow 10-day DL (03/28)
03/26/18 P Jose De Leon Elbow 10-day DL (03/28)

Key Boston Red Sox Injuries

03/30/18 P Austin Maddox Shoulder 10-day DL (03/29)
03/30/18 P Tyler Thornburg Shoulder 10-day DL (03/29)
03/29/18 2B Dustin Pedroia Knee 10-day DL (03/29)
03/26/18 P Eduardo Rodriguez Knee 10-day DL (03/26)
03/26/18 P Drew Pomeranz Elbow 10-day DL (03/26)
03/26/18 SS Marco Hernandez Shoulder 60-day DL (03/29)
03/26/18 P Steven Wright Knee 10-day DL (03/26)

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Rays have a 1-4 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Blake Snell has a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.88 this year. He has 2 strikeouts over his 5.2 innings pitched and he's given up 3 hits. He allows 4.8 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.35. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.05 and they have given up 17 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .227 against the bullpen and they've struck out 18 hitters and walked 10 batters. As a team, Tampa Bay allows 8 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.6 batters per nine innings. They are 14th in the league in team earned run average at 3.89. The Rays pitchers collectively have given up 39 base hits and 19 earned runs. They have allowed 4 home runs this season, ranking them 22nd in the league. Tampa Bay as a pitching staff has walked 20 batters and struck out 37. They have walked 4.1 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.6 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.34 and their FIP as a unit is 4.06.

Hitting Statistics

As a team Tampa Bay is hitting .195, good for 27th in the league. The Rays hold a .277 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .271, which is good for 26th in baseball. They rank 28th in MLB with 6.2 hits per game. Brad Miller is hitting .167 with an on-base percentage of .286. He has 2 hits this season in 12 at bats with 2 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .417 and an OPS+ of 95. Denard Span is hitting .214 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .353. He has totaled 3 hits and he has driven in 5 men in 14 at bats. His OPS+ is 119 while his slugging percentage is at .429. The Rays have 31 hits, including 5 doubles and 2 home runs. Tampa Bay has walked 17 times so far this season and they have struck out 47 times as a unit. They have left 32 men on base and have a team OPS of .548. They score 2.6 runs per contest and have scored a total of 13 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Boston has a 5-1 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 0.00, David Price has a 1-0 record and a 0.57 WHIP this year. He has 5 strikeouts over the 7 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 4 hits. He allows 5.1 hits per nine innings and his FIP is at 1.57. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.09 and they have given up 16 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .200 against the Red Sox bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 25 batters and walked 13 opposing hitters. As a team, Boston allows 6.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.3 batters per nine innings. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.21. The Red Sox pitchers as a team have surrendered 43 base knocks and 14 earned runs this season. They have given up 3 home runs this year, which ranks 26th in Major League Baseball. Boston as a staff has walked 20 hitters and struck out 59 batters. They give up a walk 3.2 times per 9 innings while they strike out 9.3 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.11 while their FIP as a staff is 2.72.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .240, good for 14th in the league. The Red Sox hold a .373 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .310, which is good for 18th in baseball. They rank 13th in MLB with 8.7 hits per contest. Rafael Devers comes into this matchup batting .318 with an OBP of .348. He has 7 hits this year along with 5 RBI in 22 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .455 with an OPS+ of 124. Xander Bogaerts is hitting .357 this season and he has an OBP of .357. He has collected 10 hits in 28 at bats while driving in 2 runs. He has an OPS+ of 173 and a slugging percentage of .643. The Red Sox as a unit have 52 base hits, including 17 doubles and 4 homers. Boston has walked 19 times this year and they have struck out on 38 occasions. They have had 44 men left on base and have an OPS of .683. They have scored 3.5 runs per game and totaled 21 runs this season.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Red Sox -166 and over 8 total runs

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