Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+103) Boston (-123)

The Boston Red Sox (72-71) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (82-62) at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at +103 and Boston is sitting at -123. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Kutter Crawford.

The Orioles have hit 235 doubles as a squad and have hit 211 balls out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .439 and have been called out on strikes 1,192 times, while being walked on 436 occasions. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have accrued 683 RBI's and 1,235 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .250. They have notched a total of 710 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.90 this year (13th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,215 hitters. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 150 long balls in addition to 617 runs in total (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 424 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a squad on the year. Baltimore has given up 1,162 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 556 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.87 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24.

Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 151 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 101 holds on the year (2nd in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 164 save situations. They have earned 43 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 out of their 62 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 219 runners over the course of the season and 30.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Orioles have sent 478 relievers to the mound this year.

The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 3,848 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,204 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Orioles have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 11,544 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

Kremer has thrown 481 innings and has tallied 419 strikeouts in his MLB career. Kremer (29-29 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,056 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.34 (232 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.332. He has given up 467 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 173 walks.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .431 and they score 4.73 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 277 two-baggers, while taking a walk 433 times and scoring 676 runs. Boston has compiled 177 home runs this season to go along with 652 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,379 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,263 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have recorded a team OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .256 so far this season.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,203 strikeouts vs 396 bases on balls). They sit at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,214. They have conceded 174 homers and they relinquish 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 682 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.17 (594 earned runs given up).

Boston has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 64 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves. They rank 27th in MLB with a save rate of 56.3%, and they have sent 459 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 166 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of 195 inherited base runners. Sitting with 143 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 75 holds and also 28 blown saves.

In their 11,535 innings played, the Red Sox have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (22nd in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,273 assists, 104 errors and have accumulated 3,845 putouts for the season.

In his career, Crawford has allowed 322 hits while he has tallied 363 punch outs in 369 innings pitched. Crawford (17-28 career mark) has earned a 4.46 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 183 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.173 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.27 and he has faced 1,531 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+103)

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