Miami Marlins vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/29/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Miami Marlins vs Boston Red Sox
Date: Saturday, May 29, 2021
Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA
TV: NESN
Trevor Rogers and the Miami Marlins (24-25, 3rd in NL East) travel to Fenway Park on Saturday where they'll meet the Boston Red Sox (30-20, 2nd in AL East).
Miami owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 476 times, while drawing a walk on 133 occasions. They have recorded 181 RBI's as well as 372 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .232. The Marlins have compiled 70 doubles as a team and have hit 44 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 192 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are recording 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in MLB.
The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 3.40 this year (7th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 416 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16. Marlins pitchers have conceded 39 home runs in addition to 178 total runs (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 141 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a squad on the season.
The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 42.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 40 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 53 runners for the season with 39.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 34 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 178 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have a total of 19 holds on the year (24th in the league). They have compiled 9 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 12 out of their 21 save opportunities.
The Miami Marlins have earned 1,280 putouts thus far, in addition to 421 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 325 double plays. The Marlins have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,840 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB.
Rogers (7-4 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.19 and he has gone up against 353 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 70 hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 35 walks. His ERA is 3.19 (30 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.240. Rogers has pitched in 84 innings and has tallied 109 punch outs in his pro baseball career.
The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .445 and they score 5.10 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have 105 two-baggers, while taking a walk 135 times and scoring 250 runs. Boston has compiled 65 home runs for the season to go along with 230 RBIs. They have struck out on 436 occasions (15th in the league) and have earned 435 hits. The Boston Red Sox have compiled an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .260 for the season.
The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.324 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.76 (461 strikeouts against 167 walks). They sit at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 405. They have surrendered 35 homers and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 205 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (187 earned runs yielded).
Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have come away with 14 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 156 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with runners on base. Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 66 inherited runners. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.
The Boston Red Sox have turned 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 446 assists, 32 errors and have notched a total of 1,297 putouts for the season. In 3,891 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a efficiency on defense of 66.4% (30th in the majors).
So far in his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,063 base knocks while he has tallied 813 punch outs in 1,021 innings pitched. Eovaldi (55-58 mark in his career) has earned a 4.27 earned run average while surrendering 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 485 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.348 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and he has faced 4,363 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston
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