Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+145) Boston (-165)

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (23-26) will try to beat the Cincinnati Reds (16-31) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Cincinnati at +145 while Boston is sitting at -165. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Hunter Greene and Garrett Whitlock.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .365 and have been rung up 416 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions. They have earned 194 runs batted in as well as 344 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .226. The Reds have recorded 77 doubles as a team and have hit 42 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 199 runs and have an OBP of .299. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 15th in the league.

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The Reds have a team ERA of 5.51 on the campaign (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 399 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Reds pitchers have conceded 61 home runs in addition to 254 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 196 batters and their FIP is 4.80 as a unit on the season.

The Reds bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 31 save situations. The relievers have inherited 91 base runners for the year and 46.2% of them crossed home plate. Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 54 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have dispatched 174 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have recorded 18 holds for the year (28th in the league). They have earned 9 saves so far this year and have not converted 4 of 13 save opportunities.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 1,215 putouts so far this season, in addition to 343 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them sitting 4th in the majors, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Reds have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,645 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball.

Greene has taken the ball for 44 innings and has accounted for 56 K's so far in his career. Greene (2-6 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 6.70 while he has faced 203 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.89 (29 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.511. He has conceded 43 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 24 free passes.

The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .421 and they tally 4.78 runs per game (5th in the league). They have 119 doubles, while walking 136 times and scoring 234 runs. Boston has a total of 49 home runs on the season as well as 228 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 386 occasions (20th in the league) and have tallied 442 hits. The Boston Red Sox have earned a team OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .260 this year.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 217 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.03 (196 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 62 home runs and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.208 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.83 (421 strikeouts vs 149 bases on balls). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 379.

Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have sent 187 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 62 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.2% out of 90 inherited base runners. Sitting with 50 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 30 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

In 3,858 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (6th in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 405 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 1,286 putouts on the campaign.

Whitlock (9-5 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.49 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.46 and he has gone up against 459 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 31 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.116 and having a FIP of 3.1. Thus far in his career, Whitlock has conceded 97 hits while earning 125 strikeouts in 112 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-165)

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