Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (47-40) will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (47-41) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and Drew Rasmussen.

Boston has a slugging % of .415 and have struck out 712 times, while taking a walk on 266 occasions. They have 399 RBI's in addition to 793 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .260. The Red Sox have accrued 202 doubles as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 417 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 4th in MLB.

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The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 3.82 for the season (14th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 754 hitters. They have walked 276 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a team so far this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 92 long balls and also 372 runs in total (15th in MLB).

Red Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 96 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 57 holds for the season (5th in the league). The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 48.6% and has entered the game in 94 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves this season and have blown 19 of 37 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 137 base runners this season and 34.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 323 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 2,335 putouts on the year, in addition to 757 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 74 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,005 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Crawford has pitched in 32 innings and has racked up 40 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 5.63 (20 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.563. He has surrendered 33 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 17 walks. Crawford (2-3 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.65 while he has faced 145 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a batting average of .239 for the season. They have struck out on 764 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 700 base hits. Tampa Bay has recorded 80 home runs so far this year to go along with 344 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .379 and they are recording 4.17 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have 148 doubles, while walking 261 times and notching 363 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.152 in addition to having a FIP of 3.80 as a staff this season. They rank 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 668. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 339 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.36 (289 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 (763 strikeouts vs 224 free passes). They have allowed 98 home runs and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Sitting with 103 save situations, the Rays have compiled 57 holds and also 22 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relievers take the mound in 45 save chances and they have recorded 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.2% out of their 112 inherited base runners. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 51.1%, and they have dispatched 313 relievers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 6,891 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in professional baseball). The Rays have racked up 723 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,297 putouts on the season.

During his career, Rasmussen has conceded 133 base hits while earning 151 strikeouts in 158 innings. Rasmussen (10-4 career mark) has a 3.25 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 57 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.184 and having a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 653 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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