Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, August 19, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Boston Red Sox (59-59) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (61-56). The starting pitchers are Kutter Crawford and Jordan Lyles.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have earned a total of 529 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Red Sox have tallied 267 doubles as a squad and have hit 112 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 505 runs batted in as well as 1,024 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .253. Boston has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 984 times, while taking a walk on 334 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.33 so far this season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 989 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 127 long balls and 554 total runs (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 375 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a team so far this season.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 53.1% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 185 runners over the course of the season with 36.8% of them ended up scoring. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 125 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 427 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds for the season (10th in the league). They have compiled 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 23 of their 49 chances to save the game.

The Boston Red Sox have 3,162 putouts for the season, as well as 1,065 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 104 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,486 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball.

Crawford has pitched in 66 frames and is sitting with 67 K's during his career. His ERA is 4.73 (35 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.290. He has allowed 61 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 25 walks. Crawford (3-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.08 while going up against 281 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .390 and they average 4.23 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have hit 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 332 times and putting up 495 runs. Baltimore has tallied 120 home runs for the season to go along with 467 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,013 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned 935 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .237 on the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 489 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.93 (451 earned runs conceded). They have given up 128 home runs and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.284 with a FIP of 4.05 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.80 (898 strikeouts vs 321 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,006.

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have walked away with 33 saves. They are ranked 1st in the league with a save percentage of 76.7%, and they have dispatched 402 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 155 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 219 inherited base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 63 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 1,086 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,101 putouts for the year. In 9,303 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Lyles has given up 1,402 base knocks while totaling 992 punch outs in 1,282 innings. Lyles (63-88 mark in his career) has a 5.13 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 731 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.436 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and he has faced 5,638 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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