Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+115) Atlanta (-135)

The Atlanta Braves (14-16) are hosting the Boston Red Sox (10-19) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Boston at +115 and Atlanta is priced at -135. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Ian Anderson.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 3.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. They have earned a total of 95 runs and have an on-base percentage of .279. The Red Sox have earned 59 doubles as a team and have knocked 16 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 94 runs batted in and 222 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .228. Boston is slugging .342 and have struck out 232 times, while drawing a walk on 65 occasions.

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Red Sox pitchers have given up 31 home runs and also 118 runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 97 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.72 so far this year (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 263 hitters.

The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 35.7% and has entered the game in 36 save situations. The relievers have inherited 68 runners so far this season with 32.4% of those players crossed the plate. Red Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 48 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 121 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have 22 holds on the season (6th in the league). They have earned 5 saves on the season and have not converted 9 of their 14 save chances.

The Red Sox have converted 71.4% of balls in play into outs in their 2,334 innings, ranking them 12th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 778 putouts on the year, as well as 223 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 10th in the majors, and have a total of 22 double plays.

Eovaldi has thrown 1,182 innings and has accounted for 993 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Eovaldi (62-66 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.81 while he has gone up against 5,032 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.15 (545 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.323. He has given up 1,222 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 342 free passes.

Atlanta has accounted for 36 home runs this year to go along with 114 RBIs. They have tallied 55 two-baggers, while walking 98 times and putting up 122 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .226 for the year. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .394 and they average 4.07 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been rung up on 278 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 221 hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 125 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.97 (116 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 23 home runs and they surrender 4.28 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.255 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.53 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 (270 strikeouts against 106 free passes). They are sitting at 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 224.

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 83.3%, and they have dispatched 95 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 23 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of 47 inherited runners. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Braves have compiled 14 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 22 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 260 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 789 putouts on the season. In 2,367 innings on the field, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (17th in baseball).

Anderson (15-8 career record) has a 3.35 ERA while giving up 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 779 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 69 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Anderson has allowed 145 base knocks while he has accumulated 183 strikeouts in 185 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-135)

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