Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+120) New York (-140)

The New York Yankees (91-58) host the Boston Red Sox (72-77) at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Red Sox at +120 while the Yankees are at -140. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta and Domingo German.

The Red Sox have accumulated 332 doubles as a squad and have knocked 141 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 1,278 times, while drawing a walk on 438 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have 649 RBI's as well as 1,328 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .259. They have earned a total of 678 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.45 on the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,244 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 484 hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 158 long balls in addition to 715 total runs (24th in baseball).

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 152 times and also have had 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 82 holds on the year (12th in the league). The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 55.6% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. They have accumulated 35 saves on the season and have missed out on 28 of their 63 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 226 runners so far this year with 38.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 538 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Red Sox have converted 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,934 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 3,978 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,345 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 122 double plays.

Pivetta has taken the ball for 727 frames and has earned 769 strikeouts during his career. Pivetta (40-49 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.45 and he has faced 3,138 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.98 (402 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.382. He has conceded 724 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 281 walks.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .429 and they tally 5.07 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have put up 211 doubles, while taking a walk 571 times and earning 756 runs. New York is sitting with 237 long balls on the year as well as 718 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,271 occasions (16th in baseball) and have totaled 1,209 hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.121 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.33 (1,343 strikeouts against 403 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,098. They have conceded 147 homers and they relinquish 3.58 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The New York pitching staff have allowed 533 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.36 (500 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 140 save situations, the Yankees have 73 holds and 20 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 63 save opportunities and they have recorded 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 167 times in high leverage situations in addition to 166 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 232 inherited base runners. They are ranked 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.3%, and they have dispatched 469 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Yankees have racked up 1,356 assists, 71 errors and have accounted for 4,017 putouts during this campaign. In 12,051 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (3rd in pro baseball).

So far in his career, German has conceded 358 base hits while he has totaled 412 strikeouts in 399 frames. He has conceded a total of 192 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.203 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.38 and he has gone up against 1,678 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. German (26-19 record in his career) holds a 4.33 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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