Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (61-56) host the Boston Red Sox (59-59) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Kyle Bradish.

The Red Sox have recorded 267 doubles as a unit and have hit 112 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .406 and have struck out 984 times, while drawing a walk on 334 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 12th in the league. They have accrued 505 runs batted in and 1,024 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .253. They have earned 529 runs while having a team OBP of .314.

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Red Sox pitchers have given up 127 home runs and also 554 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 375 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.33 so far this season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 989 batters.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 53.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 185 base runners on the year with 36.8% of them earned a run for their team. Red Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 125 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 67 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). They have compiled 26 saves so far this season and have not converted 23 of 49 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox have earned 3,162 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,065 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have a total of 104 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,486 innings on the field, ranking them 21st in baseball.

Wacha has pitched in 1,103 frames and has earned 976 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Wacha (70-49 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 and he has gone up against 4,685 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.02 (493 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.311. He has given up 1,085 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 362 free passes.

Baltimore has a total of 120 home runs for the season to go along with 467 runs batted in. They have recorded 211 two-baggers, while taking a walk 332 times and scoring 495 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have compiled a team OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .237 on the campaign. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .390 and they score 4.23 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,013 occasions (13th in the league) and have accounted for 935 base knocks.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 489 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (451 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 128 home runs and they relinquish 4.26 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.284 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.80 (898 strikeouts vs 321 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,006.

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 63 holds and also 10 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 43 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 141 times in high leverage situations in addition to 155 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 219 inherited runners. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 76.7%, and they have dispatched 402 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 9,303 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,086 assists, 70 errors and have accumulated 3,101 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bradish has surrendered 83 base hits while he has totaled 67 K's in 66 innings. He has allowed a total of 47 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.658 and having a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and he has gone up against 298 batters in his pro baseball career. Bradish (1-4 record in his career) has a 6.38 ERA while giving up 11.3 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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