Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Boston Red Sox (72-75) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will meet the New York Yankees (89-58). The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Wacha and Jameson Taillon.

The Red Sox have hit 330 doubles as a team and have smacked 139 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .411 and have been rung up 1,260 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which is 8th in MLB. They have 644 runs batted in and 1,314 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is .259. They are sitting with 673 runs scored and have an OBP of .322.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.44 this season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,232 hitters. They have walked 476 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a squad for the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have given up 156 home runs and 705 total runs (24th in the league).

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 151 times in addition to having 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 81 holds this year (11th in MLB). The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 143 save situations. They have accumulated 35 saves on the season and have missed out on 27 of their 62 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 226 runners so far this year with 38.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 531 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Red Sox have converted 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,781 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 3,927 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,328 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 118 double plays.

Wacha has taken the mound for 1,140 frames and has tallied 1,009 K's during his MLB career. Wacha (74-49 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 4,830 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.99 (505 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.300. He has given up 1,118 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 365 free passes.

New York has compiled 233 home runs over the course of the season as well as 699 runs batted in. They have tallied 203 two-baggers, while taking a walk 559 times as well as putting up 737 runs. The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .240 so far this season. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .426 and they average 5.01 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,252 occasions (16th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,189 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 527 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.37 (494 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 145 HR's and they allow 3.59 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.122 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.34 (1,321 strikeouts against 395 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,086.

Sitting with 139 save situations, the Yankees have 73 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 62 save opportunities and they have converted 43 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 171 times in high leverage situations and also on 164 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 229 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 462 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 91 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,337 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 3,960 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,880 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (3rd in the majors).

Taillon (50-35 career record) has earned a 3.87 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.64 and he has gone up against 3,201 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 330 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Taillon has conceded 744 base hits and he has 691 strikeouts in 768 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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