Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (6-6) on Friday.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.0 runs/g, which has them at 16th in the league. They have accounted for 48 runs and have an on-base percentage of .285. The Red Sox have tallied 28 doubles as a unit and have smacked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 48 runs batted in and 93 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .232. Boston has a slugging rate of .377 and have been called out on strikes 99 times, while drawing a walk on 29 occasions.

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Red Sox pitchers have given up 14 long balls and also 50 total runs (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 47 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a team for the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. The Red Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.04 for the year (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 116 batters.

The Red Sox have sent 47 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 base runners on the campaign and 32.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have 3 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of 5 save chances. The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 7 holds on the season (13th in the league). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 18 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 963 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 321 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 82 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .993 which puts them in 6th in MLB, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Wacha (63-48 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 4,412 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,030 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 344 free passes. His earned run average is 4.11 (473 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.327. Wacha has taken the mound for 1,035 innings and has 926 K's thus far in his career.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 9 home runs this year to go along with 58 runs batted in. They have notched 27 two-baggers, while getting a free base 43 times as well as scoring 60 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the year. The Rays have a team slugging % of .400 and they tally 4.62 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have struck out on 119 instances (7th in MLB) and have 111 hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.162 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.78 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 88. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 55 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.73 (46 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 (124 strikeouts against 41 bases on balls). They have conceded 14 long balls and they yield 4.46 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

With 14 save situations, the Rays have earned 9 holds and also 2 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.8% out of 21 inherited runners. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 49 relievers onto the field this year.

Out of their 999 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (13th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (21st in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 106 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 333 putouts for the year.

Kluber (103-61 career record) holds a 3.19 ERA while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.71 and he has faced 5,781 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 507 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.100 and a FIP of 3.0. In his career, Kluber has given up 1,246 hits while he has accumulated 1,553 punch outs in 1,432 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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