Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-115) Boston (-105)

The Boston Red Sox (15-22) are welcoming the Seattle Mariners (17-21) at Fenway Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -115 while Boston is coming in at -105. The total is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Robbie Ray and Michael Wacha.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball. They have notched a total of 146 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .314. The Mariners have tallied 51 doubles as a unit and have smacked 38 baseballs out of the park. They have 141 runs batted in as well as 293 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .232. Seattle is slugging .373 and have struck out 311 times, while being walked on 138 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this season (19th in the league), and they have struck out 325 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.62 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 46 long balls and 157 runs (19th in the league). They have walked 124 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a unit this year.

Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 29 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 19 holds for the year (21st in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 29 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves on the year and have blown 4 of their 10 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 35 runners this year and 20.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 128 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 996 putouts on the year, in addition to 309 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 12th in pro baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of 2,988 innings, which has them ranked 17th in baseball.

Ray (66-61 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.05 while he has gone up against 4,619 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 955 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 471 free passes. His ERA is 4.03 (485 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.315. Ray has thrown 1,084 innings and has earned 1,340 strikeouts in his career.

The Boston Red Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .292 in addition to a batting average of .237 on the season. They have been rung up on 296 occasions (22nd in the league) and have a total of 297 base hits. Boston has 25 home runs this season as well as 139 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .366 and they earn 3.81 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have put up 81 doubles, while getting a free base 94 times and scoring 141 runs.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.170 with a FIP of 4.16 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 272. The Boston pitching staff have allowed 155 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (139 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 (322 strikeouts against 113 walks). They have conceded 46 homers and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Sitting with 41 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 24 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 17 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with runners on. Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.3% out of their 76 inherited base runners. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 41.2%, and they have dispatched 146 relievers onto the diamond this year.

Out of their 2,967 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (3rd in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have turned 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Red Sox have 301 assists, 18 errors and have accumulated 989 putouts this year.

Wacha (66-48 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.07 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 4,477 hitters during his career. He has allowed 476 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Wacha has allowed 1,040 base knocks while he has accumulated 936 punch outs in 1,052 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-105)

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