Atlanta Braves vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 3/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Location: JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, FL

TV: MLBTV

Ian Anderson and the Atlanta Braves (88-73 last season, 1st in NL East) head to JetBlue Park at Fenway South on Wednesday where they'll take on the Boston Red Sox (92-70 last year, 2nd in AL East).

Atlanta had a slugging percentage of .435 and were called out on strikes 1,453 times, while taking a walk on 549 occasions. They earned 762 RBI's and 1,307 hits in the previous season, while their average at the plate came in at .244. The Braves hit 269 doubles as a squad and hit 239 balls out of the park. They accounted for 790 runs scored and held an OBP of .319. As a team, the Atlanta Braves scored 4.9 runs per game, which put them at 7th in the league.

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Braves pitchers allowed 183 home runs and also 656 runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff walked 516 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.09 as a unit during the previous year. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.24. The Braves had an ERA of 3.88 in the previous season (8th in MLB), and they struck out 1,417 batters.

The Braves sent 581 relievers to the mound last season. The bullpen inherited 185 base runners in the previous season and 33.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They had 40 saves for the prior year and missed out on 26 out of their 66 chances to save the game. The Braves relief pitchers earned a save percentage of 60.6% and entered the game in 180 save situations. The relief pitchers earned 113 holds over the course of last season (2nd in the league). Braves pitchers stepped onto the hill with players on base 129 times as well as having 221 contests in high leverage situations.

The Braves turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 12,696 innings on the diamond, which ranked them 5th in pro baseball. The Atlanta Braves finished with 4,232 putouts in the prior season, as well as 1,483 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate held steady at .988 which ranked 3rd in pro baseball, and earned 104 double plays.

Anderson (12-7 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.80 while he has faced 673 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 126 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 67 free passes. His ERA is 3.25 (58 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.201. Anderson has taken the hill for 160 innings and has accumulated 165 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Boston Red Sox tallied an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .261 over the course of last year. They struck out on 1,386 occasions (20th in MLB) and earned 1,434 base knocks. Boston accumulated 219 home runs last year in addition to 783 runs batted in. The Red Sox held a team slugging percentage of .449 and they were recording 5.12 runs per outing (4th in MLB). They hit 330 doubles, while taking a walk 512 times as well as scoring 829 runs.

The Red Sox finished with a team WHIP of 1.378 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.95 as a unit over the course of last season. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.80 (1,527 strikeouts vs 546 bases on balls). They finished at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,409. They conceded 176 long balls and they allowed 4.75 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Boston pitching staff given up 749 runs for the previous season while holding an ERA of 4.26 (671 earned runs surrendered).

Boston had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 76 save chances and they tallied 49 saves. They were ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 64.5%, and they sent 563 relievers to the hill last year. Their relief pitchers came in 198 times in high leverage situations and on 177 occasions with runners on base. Boston bullpen pitchers had an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of 277 inherited base runners. With 176 save situations, the Red Sox amassed 95 holds and 27 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox twisted 143 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox had 1,421 assists, 108 errors and had 4,257 putouts over the course of last season. In 12,771 innings on the field, the Red Sox earned a efficiency on defense of 65.9% (30th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Houck has allowed 63 base knocks and he has 108 punch outs in 86 innings pitched. Houck (4-5 career record) has a 2.93 ERA and has surrendered 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 28 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.081 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 348 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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