Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+120) Tampa Bay (-140)

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (46-40) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (47-40) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +120 while the Rays are sitting at -140. The over/under is 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Josh Winckowski and Shane McClanahan.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have racked up 415 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .324. The Red Sox have accumulated 201 doubles as a team and have hit 85 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 397 runs batted in as well as 787 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .261. Boston is slugging .416 and have struck out 701 times, while drawing a walk on 263 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 3.85 this year (14th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 745 hitters. They have walked 273 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and 369 runs in total (16th in MLB).

The Red Sox have dispatched 318 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 134 base runners on the season and 33.6% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 18 saves so far this year and have missed out on 18 of 36 save opportunities. The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 56 holds on the season (5th in baseball). Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 94 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have 2,335 putouts so far this season, as well as 757 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 12th in pro baseball, and have earned 74 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,005 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in the majors.

Winckowski has thrown 31 innings and has tallied 21 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.35 (15 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.516. He has surrendered 35 base hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 12 walks. Winckowski (3-3 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.17 while going up against 136 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay is sitting with 80 home runs for the year as well as 343 RBIs. They have hit 147 two-baggers, while taking a walk 258 times and putting up 360 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an OBP of .306 in addition to a batting average of .240 for the season. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .381 and they average 4.19 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have struck out on 755 occasions (7th in MLB) and have totaled 694 base knocks.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 337 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.38 (287 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 98 homers and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.154 with a FIP of 3.82 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.40 (752 strikeouts against 221 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 662.

Sitting with 101 save situations, the Rays have compiled 56 holds and also 22 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 44 save chances and they have earned 22 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.2% of 112 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 311 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 6,891 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in MLB). The Rays have racked up 723 assists, 48 errors and have amassed 2,297 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, McClanahan has allowed 186 hits and he has 282 punch outs in 227 frames. McClanahan (19-9 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.65 earned run average while allowing 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 67 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.063 and a FIP of 2.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.04 and he has gone up against 909 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-140)

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