Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+162) Boston (-196)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (80-65) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (54-90) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at +162 while the Red Sox are priced at -196. The total is 9. The starting pitchers will be Ryan Johnson and Jake Bennett.

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Los Angeles is slugging .369 and have been called out on strikes 1,366 times, while being walked on 441 occasions. They have accrued 555 runs batted in as well as 1,121 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .233. The Angels have recorded 215 doubles as a unit and have knocked 137 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 579 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.20 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Angels pitchers have yielded 150 home runs in addition to 659 runs in total (19th in MLB). Los Angeles has given up 1,124 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 596 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 4.22 this season (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,283 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 582 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a team this year.

The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 45.7% and have entered the game in 126 save situations. They have earned 21 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 of 46 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 220 base runners this season and 38.6% of them crossing the plate. Angels relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 143 times and also have had 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have dispatched 459 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have a total of 77 holds so far this year (17th in the league).

The Angels have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,439 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have notched a total of 3,813 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,211 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and they have turned 99 double plays.

Johnson (4-9 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.47 while going up against 411 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 95 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 43 walks. His ERA is 5.56 (57 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.495. Johnson has pitched in 92 innings and has racked up 74 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Boston Red Sox have recorded an OBP of .323 and a batting average of .249 this season. They have been rung up on 1,174 occasions (20th in MLB) and have 1,211 hits. Boston is sitting with 151 home runs so far this year as well as 618 runs batted in. The Red Sox have a SLG% of .406 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They have notched 263 doubles, while walking 469 times and recording 647 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.232 and have a FIP of 3.69 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,251 strikeouts vs 418 bases on balls). They sit at 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,171. They have given up 142 long balls and they yield 3.89 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 558 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.59 (515 earned runs conceded).

With 142 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 86 holds and also 13 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 41 saves. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% of 150 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 133 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with runners on. They sit at 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.9%, and they have sent 443 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 11,613 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 106 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 1,253 assists, 76 errors and have 3,871 putouts on the season.

During his career, Bennett has conceded 84 base knocks while tallying 81 strikeouts in 99 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 37 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.028 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.50 and he has gone up against 395 hitters in his career. Bennett (9-6 mark in his career) has earned a 3.36 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-196)

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