Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Toronto Blue Jays (11-6) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (7-10) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Boston at +120 and Toronto is priced at -140. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Ross Stripling.

The Red Sox have hit 34 doubles as a unit and have smacked 11 baseballs out of the park. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .347 and have been called out on strikes 134 times, while being walked on 38 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 3.5 runs per game, which is 21st in the league. They have accounted for 60 RBI's in addition to 127 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .225. They have earned a total of 60 runs and have an OBP of .274.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 3.83 so far this year (19th in the league), and they have struck out 154 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Red Sox pitchers have given up 21 home runs in addition to 70 total runs (21st in the league). They have walked 60 opposing players and their FIP is 4.22 as a unit on the campaign.

The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 base runners for the season with 35.0% of them crossed the plate. Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 27 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 67 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have notched 11 holds this year (8th in the league). They have earned 4 saves this season and have missed out on 4 of their 8 save chances.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 452 putouts on the year, as well as 128 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,356 innings on the field, which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball.

Wacha (64-48 career record) has a FIP of 4.07 while facing 4,433 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,033 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 346 walks. His earned run average is 4.11 (475 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.325. Wacha has pitched in 1,040 innings and has earned 929 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .430 and they score 4.24 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have notched 26 two-baggers, while getting a free base 40 times and racking up 72 runs. Toronto has recorded 25 long balls on the season as well as 71 runs batted in. They have struck out on 144 instances (14th in the league) and have 145 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season.

The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 65 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.54 (59 earned runs yielded). They have given up 16 homers and they surrender 3.90 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.173 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 3.07 (135 strikeouts against 44 bases on balls). They rank 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 132.

Sitting with 28 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 14 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves. Their relievers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of 22 inherited base runners. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 66 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 1,353 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (14th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 150 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 451 putouts this year.

Stripling (28-34 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.98 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.61 and he has faced 2,289 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 242 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Stripling has allowed 535 base hits while earning 516 strikeouts in 547 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-140)

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