Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) will attempt to defeat the Boston Red Sox (6-6) on Saturday.

The Red Sox have recorded 28 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .377 and have been called out on strikes 99 times, while drawing a walk on 29 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have compiled 48 RBI's in addition to 93 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .232. They have racked up 48 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .285.

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Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs and also 50 runs in total (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 47 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.04 so far this year (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 116 hitters.

The Red Sox have dispatched 47 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 25 runners so far this year with 32.0% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 3 saves on the year and have blown 2 of their 5 chances to save the game. The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 12 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 7 holds for the year (13th in MLB). Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 18 times and also have had 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 963 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 321 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 82 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .993 which is 6th in pro baseball, and have earned 10 double plays.

Hill (74-53 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 4,793 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 951 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 448 free passes. His earned run average is 3.82 (486 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.223. Hill has thrown 1,143 frames and has 1,191 strikeouts during his career.

The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have put up 27 two-baggers, while taking a walk 43 times as well as putting up 60 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 9 home runs this year to go along with 58 RBIs. They have struck out on 119 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned 111 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the season.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.162 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a squad so far this season. They rank 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 88. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 55 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.73 (46 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 (124 strikeouts vs 41 free passes). They have surrendered 14 long balls and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 5 save chances and they have walked away with 3 saves. They rank 25th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 49 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 13 times in high leverage situations and on 14 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.8% out of 21 inherited runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 9 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 106 assists, 8 errors and have a total of 333 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 999 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (13th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Mazza has allowed 90 hits while he has totaled 66 strikeouts in 79 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 47 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.557 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 357 hitters in his career. Mazza (3-3 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.35 earned run average while allowing 10.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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