Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, August 17, 2026

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+120) Boston (-144)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (66-57) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (66-58) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at +120 while Boston is opening at -144. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Mitch Bratt and Ranger Suarez.

Arizona is slugging .399 and have struck out 903 times, while being walked on 417 occasions. They have accrued 536 runs batted in in addition to 1,017 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .244. The Diamondbacks have tallied 214 doubles as a squad and have smacked 122 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 564 runs scored and have an OBP of .317. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.08 for the season (13th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 844 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 141 long balls in addition to 544 total runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 359 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.32 as a squad on the year. Arizona has yielded 1,045 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 499 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.35 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 106 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 71 holds over the course of the season (10th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 67.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have earned 31 saves on the year and have blown 15 out of their 46 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 158 base runners on the season with 24.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 407 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 3,306 putouts on the year, as well as 1,083 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which has them ranked 1st in baseball, and have a total of 113 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of 9,918 innings, which has them sitting at 6th in professional baseball.

Bratt has taken the mound for 33 innings and has 25 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.80 (14 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.416. He has given up 28 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 19 walks. Bratt (1-1 career record) has a FIP of 3.74 and he has faced 143 batters in the majors.

Boston has tallied 123 long balls on the year to go along with 522 RBIs. They have tallied 223 two-baggers, while getting a free base 390 times and notching 546 runs. The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .248 this season. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .401 and they average 4.44 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,008 occasions (20th in MLB) and have tallied 1,021 base hits.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.217 in addition to having a FIP of 3.65 as a team so far this year. They come in at 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 986. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 460 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.48 (423 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,052 strikeouts against 344 walks). They have conceded 119 homers and they surrender 3.79 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 76 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.3% of 130 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.6%, and they have dispatched 378 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 9,840 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 89 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,068 assists, 60 errors and have earned a total of 3,280 putouts on the season.

Suarez (57-40 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.36 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has gone up against 3,642 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 325 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.260 and a FIP of 3.3. During his pro baseball career, Suarez has given up 825 base knocks while earning 815 punch outs in 870 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (+120)

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