Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+120) New York (-140)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (92-70 last year) will take on the Boston Red Sox (92-70 last season) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Boston at +120 while New York opens at -140. The total is 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Tanner Houck and Jordan Montgomery.

The Red Sox accumulated 330 doubles as a team and knocked 219 balls out of the park. Boston had a slugging % of .449 and were called out on strikes 1,386 times, while taking a walk on 512 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox recorded 5.1 runs per game, which had them at 4th in baseball. They earned 783 runs batted in in addition to 1,434 hits over the course of last year, and their team batting average sat at .261. They accounted for 829 runs while holding a team OBP of .328.

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The Red Sox held a team ERA of 4.26 for the prior year (15th in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,527 batters. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.38. Red Sox pitchers surrendered 176 home runs and 749 runs (18th in the league). They walked 546 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 3.95 as a team over the course of last year.

Red Sox pitchers entered the contest with runners on 177 times and also had 198 contests in high leverage situations. The bullpen earned 95 holds in the previous season (7th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers recorded a save percentage of 64.5% and entered the game in 176 save situations. They tallied 49 saves last season and blew 27 of 76 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers inherited 277 base runners over the course of last season and 30.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox dispatched 563 relief pitchers to the mound during the previous year.

The Boston Red Sox had a tally of 4,257 putouts for the prior year, as well as 1,421 assists and 108 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .981 which had them ranked 29th in MLB, and had a total of 143 double plays. The Red Sox turned 65.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,771 innings, which had them sitting at 30th in pro baseball.

Houck has thrown 86 innings and is sitting with 108 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Houck (4-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.71 while going up against 348 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.93 (28 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.081. He has allowed 63 base hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) with 30 walks.

The New York Yankees held an OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .237 last season. They struck out on 1,482 occasions (6th in the league) and had 1,266 base hits. New York recorded 222 home runs in the previous season to go along with 666 runs batted in. The Yankees held a slugging % of .407 and they averaged 4.39 runs per outing (19th in the league). They put up 213 doubles, while walking 621 times as well as scoring 711 runs.

The Yankees had a WHIP of 1.209 and had a FIP of 3.90 as a unit for the previous season. They were sitting at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,243. The New York pitching staff surrendered 669 runs over the course of last season while holding an ERA of 3.74 (596 earned runs relinquished). They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 (1,569 strikeouts against 492 walks). They gave up 196 home runs and they allowed 4.20 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

With 161 save situations, the Yankees recorded 83 holds and also 26 blown saves. New York called on relievers to enter the contest in 73 save chances and they came away with 47 saves. Their relief pitchers came in 219 times in high leverage situations and also on 163 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 27.9% of 222 inherited base runners. They were sitting at 10th in baseball with a save rate of 64.4%, and they sent 512 relief pitchers to the mound last season.

Out of their 12,918 innings on the diamond, the Yankees accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in the majors). New York Yankees turned 115 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Yankees racked up 1,318 assists, 98 errors and had a total of 4,306 putouts over the course of last year.

So far in his MLB career, Montgomery has conceded 370 base hits while he has tallied 381 strikeouts in 388 innings. He has surrendered a total of 173 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.271 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has faced 1,638 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Montgomery (19-17 career mark) has a 4.01 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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