Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-155) Boston (+135)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (14-21) will compete against the Houston Astros (23-13) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Houston at -155 and Boston is priced at +135. The total has been set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Garcia and Nick Pivetta.

The Astros have hit 59 doubles as a squad and have smacked 49 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .408 and have struck out 291 times, while drawing a walk on 135 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which is 12th in the league. They have amassed 150 runs batted in in addition to 273 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .229. They have accounted for 154 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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Astros pitchers have conceded 27 home runs in addition to 117 total runs (3rd in MLB). They have walked 100 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.51 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. The Astros have a team ERA of 2.98 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 288 hitters.

The Astros have dispatched 115 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 runners so far this year with 28.6% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 8 saves this season and have blown 3 of their 11 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 72.7% and has entered the game in 31 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 20 holds on the campaign (15th in the league). Astros pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 24 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have earned 952 putouts on the year, in addition to 293 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Astros have converted 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,856 innings, ranking them 5th in the majors.

Garcia (14-10 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 815 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 163 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 64 walks. His ERA is 3.35 (75 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.127. Garcia has thrown 201 innings and has 213 K's during his pro baseball career.

Boston has tallied 22 long balls so far this season and 130 runs batted in. They have recorded 76 doubles, while getting a free base 88 times as well as putting up 132 runs. The Boston Red Sox hold an OBP of .291 as well as a batting average of .235 this season. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .359 and they score 3.77 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have struck out on 287 occasions (20th in MLB) and have earned a total of 279 base hits.

The Boston pitching staff have given up 141 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.73 (129 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 39 HR's and they concede 4.08 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.179 with a FIP of 4.02 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.73 (306 strikeouts against 112 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 255.

Boston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save rate of 41.2%, and they have sent 140 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on. Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 76 inherited base runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 24 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In 2,805 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have a efficiency on defense of 72.4% (6th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Red Sox have 280 assists, 16 errors and have 935 putouts for the season.

Pivetta (31-42 career mark) holds a 5.16 ERA and has conceded 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 2,576 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 341 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.395 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his career, Pivetta has allowed 598 base knocks while he has accumulated 642 strikeouts in 595 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+135)

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