Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

The Boston Red Sox (5-5) will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (6-4) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Toronto at -155 while Boston is sitting at +135. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Berrios and Nick Pivetta.

The Blue Jays have accounted for 19 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 14 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging % of .435 and have struck out 88 times, while taking a walk on 26 occasions. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 14th in MLB. They have tallied 41 runs batted in as well as 84 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .252. They have earned a total of 42 runs and have an OBP of .318.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team ERA of 4.50 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and they have rung up 77 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 13 home runs and also 45 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 30 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.43 as a team on the season.

The Blue Jays have sent 42 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 15 runners on the year and 33.3% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 6 saves for the year and have missed out on 1 of their 7 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relievers have compiled a save rate of 85.7% and has entered the game in 19 save situations. The bullpen have notched 11 holds on the year (3rd in the league). Blue Jays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 8 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have transformed 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 792 innings, which has them sitting 9th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 264 putouts thus far, in addition to 81 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Berrios (60-47 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.00 while facing 3,619 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 783 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 271 walks. His ERA is 4.09 (389 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.230. Berrios has taken the mound for 857 innings and has tallied 862 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Boston has hit 10 HRs for the year to go along with 45 runs batted in. They have tallied 23 doubles, while getting a free base 25 times as well as recording 45 runs. The Boston Red Sox have a team on-base percentage of .290 and a team batting average of .237 so far this year. The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .395 and they are scoring 4.50 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 84 instances (17th in baseball) and have earned 80 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.292 with a FIP of 4.28 as a staff on the year. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 74. The Boston pitching staff have allowed 43 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.15 (41 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.34 (96 strikeouts against 41 free passes). They have conceded 12 dingers and they relinquish 4.35 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 24 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on base. With 10 save situations, the Red Sox have 6 holds and also 2 blown saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 40 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Boston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have come away with 2 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 9 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (12th in baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 69 assists, 4 errors and are sitting with 267 putouts so far this year. Out of their 801 innings played, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (13th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Pivetta has allowed 574 hits while earning 615 punch outs in 569 frames. Pivetta (30-40 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.22 earned run average while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 330 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.401 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has faced 2,466 opposing batters in his career.

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

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

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