Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (27-29) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (28-27) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Shohei Ohtani.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have tallied 263 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317. The Red Sox have tallied 137 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 52 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 257 RBI's in addition to 491 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .258. Boston has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 442 times, while drawing a walk on 155 occasions.

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The Red Sox have a team ERA of 3.66 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and they have struck out 465 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs in addition to 224 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 159 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.99 as a squad so far this season.

Red Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 67 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 33 holds on the year (13th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 40.0% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves for the season and have not converted 12 out of their 20 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 base runners for the year and 31.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 201 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Red Sox have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of 4,425 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 1,475 putouts this year, as well as 468 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 45 double plays.

Eovaldi has pitched in 1,211 innings and has 1,024 punch outs thus far in his career. Eovaldi (64-67 career record) has a FIP of 3.84 and he has faced 5,153 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.14 (558 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.318. He has surrendered 1,251 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 346 free passes.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned an OBP of .313 and a batting average of .242 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 508 instances (3rd in baseball) and have tallied 452 hits. Los Angeles has knocked in 68 long balls so far this year as well as 238 runs batted in. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .402 and they are recording 4.41 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have recorded 83 doubles, while getting a free base 178 times as well as scoring 247 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.207 with a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.50 (438 strikeouts against 175 bases on balls). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 420. They have allowed 62 long balls and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 237 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.98 (218 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 59 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 32 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 26 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 67 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.1% of 107 inherited base runners. They rank 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 53.8%, and they have sent 175 relievers to the mound this season.

In 4,440 innings played, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (3rd in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 46 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 489 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 1,480 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Ohtani has allowed 183 base hits while totaling 287 punch outs in 231 frames. Ohtani (16-9 record in his career) has a 3.62 ERA while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.160 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.38 and he has gone up against 957 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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