Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+105) Boston (-125)

The Boston Red Sox (10-15) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (11-13) at Fenway Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at +105 and Boston opens at -125. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Vince Velasquez and Nathan Eovaldi.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .355 and have been called out on strikes 165 times, while taking a walk on 51 occasions. They have compiled 74 RBI's and 172 hits this year, while their batting average sits at .221. The White Sox have hit 36 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 79 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .276. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 27th in MLB.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.57 on the season (14th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 235 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. White Sox pitchers have allowed 17 home runs in addition to 97 runs in total (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 101 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.48 as a squad this season.

The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 64.3% and stepped onto the hill in 40 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 base runners for the year with 25.0% of them ended up scoring. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 31 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 96 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have accumulated 26 holds this year (1st in MLB). They have accumulated 9 saves this year and have blown 5 of 14 save chances.

The White Sox have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,908 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have amassed 636 putouts on the year, as well as 191 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and have earned 18 double plays.

Velasquez has pitched in 668 innings and is sitting with 735 punch outs thus far in his career. Velasquez (32-46 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.55 and he has faced 2,893 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.94 (367 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.394. He has allowed 657 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 275 walks.

Boston has 16 home runs this year and 89 runs batted in. They have hit 51 two-baggers, while taking a walk 57 times and putting up 90 runs. The Boston Red Sox have an OBP of .282 in addition to a batting average of .231 on the season. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .352 and they tally 3.60 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have been rung up on 192 instances (23rd in MLB) and have totaled 194 base hits.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.216 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 182. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 100 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.65 (90 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 (223 strikeouts vs 88 free passes). They have relinquished 28 dingers and they allow 4.05 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Boston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have recorded 5 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save rate of 38.5%, and they have sent 104 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 60 inherited runners. With 32 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 19 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 19 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (10th in the majors). The Red Sox have 189 assists, 12 errors and have a total of 667 putouts for the season. In their 2,001 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (6th in pro baseball).

Eovaldi (62-65 career record) has a 4.14 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 5,009 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 542 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.321 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Eovaldi has surrendered 1,216 base hits while totaling 989 punch outs in 1,177 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-125)

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