Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (10-16) will meet the Chicago White Sox (11-13) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +105 and the Red Sox open at -125. The over/under is set at 7. The starting pitchers are Dallas Keuchel and Nick Pivetta.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.3 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in the league. They have a total of 79 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .276. The White Sox have accrued 36 two-baggers as a team and have hit 22 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 74 RBI's in addition to 172 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .221. Chicago is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 165 times, while being walked on 51 occasions.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 3.57 so far this year (14th in baseball), and they have struck out 235 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. White Sox pitchers have given up 17 home runs in addition to 97 runs in total (12th in the league). They have walked 101 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.48 as a unit so far this year.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 31 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 26 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.3% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. They have earned 9 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 14 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 base runners on the season and 25.0% of those runners crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 96 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The White Sox have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,908 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have a total of 636 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 191 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 18 double plays.

Keuchel has taken the hill for 1,542 frames and has 1,181 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Keuchel (100-85 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 6,483 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.82 (654 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.292. He has surrendered 1,524 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 469 walks.

Boston has a total of 16 HRs so far this year as well as 89 runs batted in. They have 51 two-baggers, while getting a free base 57 times and scoring 90 runs. The Boston Red Sox have a team OBP of .282 in addition to a team batting average of .231 on the season. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .352 and they score 3.60 runs per game (24th in the league). They have struck out on 192 occasions (23rd in the league) and have totaled 194 base hits.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 100 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.65 (90 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 28 long balls and they relinquish 4.05 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.216 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.53 (223 strikeouts vs 88 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 182.

Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 60 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 41 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on. With 32 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 19 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 38.5%, and they have sent 104 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Boston has had relief pitchers enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves.

In 2,082 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (7th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 194 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 694 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Pivetta has conceded 590 base hits while he has accumulated 630 strikeouts in 582 innings pitched. Pivetta (30-42 record in his career) is the owner of a 5.26 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 340 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.411 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has faced 2,527 batters so far in his career.

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

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

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