Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-154) Baltimore (+125)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (6-13) will play the Boston Red Sox (8-12) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Boston at -154 while Baltimore is sitting at +125. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nathan Eovaldi and Keegan Akin.

The Red Sox have accounted for 42 doubles as a unit and have knocked 11 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .344 and have struck out 165 times, while taking a walk on 43 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 3.6 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in the league. They have recorded 72 RBI's in addition to 153 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .229. They have racked up 72 runs scored and have an OBP of .275.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 3.56 for the year (17th in MLB), and they have struck out 177 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 72 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.07 as a team so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and also 78 total runs (18th in baseball).

The Red Sox bullpen have recorded a save rate of 44.4% and stepped onto the hill in 23 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 47 base runners so far this season and 31.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 32 times as well as having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 83 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers are sitting with 14 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). They have compiled 4 saves for the year and have blown 5 out of their 9 save chances.

The Red Sox have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,596 innings, ranking them 9th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 532 putouts for the season, in addition to 151 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 10th in MLB, and have earned 14 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the hill for 1,170 innings and has accumulated 981 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Eovaldi (62-65 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.82 while he has gone up against 4,984 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.17 (542 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.326. He has allowed 1,213 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 339 free passes.

The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .315 and they earn 3.11 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have hit 33 doubles, while walking 68 times as well as notching 59 runs. Baltimore has accounted for 9 home runs so far this year to go along with 58 runs batted in. They have struck out on 189 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 137 base knocks. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with a team OBP of .305 as well as a team batting average of .217 over the course of the season.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.325 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 152. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 84 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.87 (70 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.28 (146 strikeouts vs 64 bases on balls). They have given up 18 home runs and they relinquish 4.64 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.0% out of 41 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 30 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 9 holds and also 1 blown save. They are ranked 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 72 relievers to the mound so far this season. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 5 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .972 (29th in the majors). The Orioles have 180 assists, 19 errors and have 489 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 1,467 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (26th in MLB).

Akin (3-12 career mark) has a 5.78 ERA and has allowed 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and he has faced 584 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 85 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and having a FIP of 4.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Akin has allowed 142 base knocks while he has earned 124 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-154)

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