Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+220) Detroit (-275)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (26-15) will take on the Boston Red Sox (22-20) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +220 while Detroit is sitting at -275. The over/under has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Brayan Bello and Keider Montero.

The Red Sox have recorded 79 doubles as a squad and have smacked 50 balls out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 378 times, while taking a walk on 144 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball. They have accounted for 195 RBI's and 370 hits this year, and their batting average is at .254. They have tallied 205 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Red Sox pitchers have given up 36 home runs and also 176 total runs (18th in the league). Boston has conceded 353 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 152 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 3.63 over the course of the season (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 352 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 126 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.64 as a squad this year.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 34 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 13 holds for the season (27th in MLB). The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.6% and have entered the game in 33 save situations. They have earned 10 saves so far this season and have blown 9 of their 19 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 43 runners for the season and 37.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Red Sox have sent 128 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 1,131 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 380 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .977 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and they have turned 37 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,393 innings, ranking them 23rd in the majors.

Bello (30-27 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.23 and he has gone up against 1,732 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 415 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 148 walks. His earned run average is 4.29 (190 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.414. Bello has taken the ball for 398 innings and is sitting with 353 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Detroit has tallied 50 HRs for the year to go along with 207 RBIs. They have 57 doubles, while taking a walk 144 times as well as putting up 214 runs. The Detroit Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .255 this season. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .415 and they average 5.22 runs per outing (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 364 occasions (5th in the league) and have recorded 354 base knocks.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.146 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 295. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 142 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.16 (127 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (348 strikeouts vs 120 walks). They have surrendered 43 dingers and they allow 3.53 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.5% out of 49 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 115 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Detroit has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have earned 11 saves.

In 3,261 innings on the field, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 72.6% (1st in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 29 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (11th in the majors). The Tigers have 356 assists, 18 errors and have 1,087 putouts for the year.

In his career, Montero has allowed 122 base hits and he has 92 K's in 119 frames. Montero (7-7 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.68 ERA and has conceded 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 62 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.366 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and he has faced 505 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (+220)

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