Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+140) Boston (-160)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (21-24) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (19-27) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Orioles at +140 while the Red Sox open at -160. The betting total is set at 10. The pitchers who are expected to start are Bruce Zimmermann and Nick Pivetta.

Baltimore is slugging .352 and have struck out 418 times, while drawing a walk on 132 occasions. They have accrued 161 runs batted in in addition to 360 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .229. The Orioles have accumulated 69 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 38 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 171 runs while holding a team OBP of .298. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, which is 26th in MLB.

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Orioles pitchers have yielded 49 home runs and also 204 runs (22nd in MLB). They have walked 140 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.46 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 on the campaign (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 344 hitters.

The Orioles have sent 164 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 base runners so far this year and 27.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 13 save opportunities. The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.5% and has come into the game in 32 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 19 holds this season (24th in baseball). Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 62 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,684 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned 1,228 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 463 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which puts them in 27th in baseball, and have accumulated 56 double plays.

Zimmermann (6-7 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.07 while going up against 509 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 129 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 34 free passes. His earned run average is 4.69 (62 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.370. Zimmermann has pitched in 119 innings and is sitting with 102 K's so far in his career.

Boston has hit 43 home runs for the year to go along with 209 RBIs. They have 105 two-baggers, while getting a free base 126 times as well as scoring 215 runs. The Boston Red Sox have recorded a team OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .257 on the year. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .412 and they average 4.78 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 362 instances (20th in the league) and have earned 401 base hits.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a team for the season. They are sitting at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 344. The Boston pitching staff have given up 198 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.99 (178 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.85 (393 strikeouts vs 138 bases on balls). They have conceded 57 HR's and they yield 4.44 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Red Sox have 30 holds and also 12 blown saves. Boston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 88 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 40.0%, and they have sent 176 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 370 assists, 21 errors and have notched a total of 1,205 putouts this year. Out of their 3,615 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (7th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Pivetta has surrendered 605 hits and he has 655 punch outs in 610 innings. He has conceded a total of 345 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.375 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 2,630 batters so far in his career. Pivetta (33-42 career mark) has earned a 5.09 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+140)

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