Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, September 23, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+185) New York (-215)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (90-58) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (72-76) on Friday. The odds on this game have Boston at +185 while New York is opening at -215. The total is set at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Rich Hill and Gerrit Cole.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in MLB. They have tallied 673 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Red Sox have compiled 330 two-baggers as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 644 runs batted in in addition to 1,314 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .259. Boston has a slugging rate of .411 and have struck out 1,260 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.44 on the year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,232 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.59 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 156 home runs and 705 total runs (24th in the league). They have walked 476 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a unit so far this year.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 151 times as well as having 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds on the year (11th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 143 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 27 of their 62 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 226 runners for the year with 38.9% of them crossed home plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 531 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 3,927 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,328 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have accumulated 118 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 11,781 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in MLB.

Hill has taken the hill for 1,242 innings and has accumulated 1,275 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.88 (535 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.231. He has surrendered 1,051 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 478 free passes. Hill (81-59 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 5,212 batters in the majors.

New York has hit 233 home runs over the course of the season and 699 runs batted in. They have 203 two-baggers, while taking a walk 559 times as well as scoring 737 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .240 on the year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .426 and they are scoring 5.01 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,252 instances (16th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,189 hits.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.122 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,086. The New York pitching staff have given up 527 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.37 (494 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 (1,321 strikeouts against 395 bases on balls). They have allowed 145 homers and they concede 3.59 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

With 139 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 73 holds and also 19 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 62 save opportunities and they have earned 43 saves. Their relievers have come in 171 times in high leverage situations and on 164 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 229 inherited runners. They rank 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.4%, and they have sent 462 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,337 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 3,960 putouts so far this year. In 11,880 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 71.7% (3rd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Cole has surrendered 1,378 base knocks and he has 1,909 punch outs in 1,631 innings. He has given up a total of 584 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.102 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.55 and he has faced 6,582 hitters in his pro baseball career. Cole (129-70 career mark) has a 3.22 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-215)

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