Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+100) Boston (-120)

The Los Angeles Angels (7-5) are hitting the road to Fenway Park on Friday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (5-7). The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at +100 while the Red Sox are at -120. The over/under is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Sandoval and Tanner Houck.

The Angels have accumulated 15 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 17 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 103 times, while being walked on 54 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 5.4 runs/g, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have compiled 64 runs batted in in addition to 95 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .238. They have accumulated 65 runs scored and hold an OBP of .335.

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Angels pitchers have allowed 10 home runs in addition to 49 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 35 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team so far this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. The Angels have an earned run average of 3.70 this season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 98 batters.

The Angels bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 20 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners on the season with 53.8% of those players crossed home plate. Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 11 times and also have had 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 37 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have notched 13 holds over the course of the season (3rd in the league). They have compiled 4 saves this year and have blown 3 of their 7 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 321 putouts this year, in addition to 106 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and they have twisted 8 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 963 innings, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball.

Sandoval has thrown 322 innings and has tallied 324 K's so far in his MLB career. Sandoval (11-24 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.90 and he has gone up against 1,373 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.63 (130 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.295. He has given up 288 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 130 walks.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .427 and they tally 5.67 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have hit 23 doubles, while walking 42 times as well as racking up 68 runs. Boston has hit 16 home runs for the season to go along with 65 RBIs. They have struck out on 93 occasions (25th in baseball) and have tallied 100 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated an on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the year.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.448 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 109. The Boston pitching staff have given up 64 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.06 (59 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 (109 strikeouts vs 43 bases on balls). They have surrendered 20 homers and they yield 5.49 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

With 11 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 9 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have tallied 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 4 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of 5 inherited runners. They sit at 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 44 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 105 assists, 10 errors and have a total of 315 putouts for the year. In their 945 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (25th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Houck has conceded 120 base knocks while earning 173 strikeouts in 156 innings pitched. Houck (11-9 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.12 ERA and has allowed 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.122 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and he has faced 634 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+100)

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