Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (49-48) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (48-47) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cal Quantrill and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Guardians have earned 174 doubles as a squad and have smacked 74 balls out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .386 and have been called out on strikes 665 times, while being walked on 275 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which has them at 17th in baseball. They have recorded 394 RBI's as well as 812 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .252. They have 414 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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Guardians pitchers have given up 104 long balls and 406 total runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 276 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.89 on the year (15th in the league), and they have rung up 773 hitters.

The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 62 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 116 base runners over the course of the season with 30.2% of them ended up scoring. Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 80 times in addition to having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 292 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have racked up 25 holds so far this year (30th in baseball). They have compiled 23 saves for the year and have blown 11 of their 34 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 2,518 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 872 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 20th in baseball, and have accumulated 76 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,554 innings on the field, which has them ranked 11th in baseball.

Quantrill (23-16 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.20 while he has faced 1,639 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 372 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 114 walks. His ERA is 3.67 (159 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.245. Quantrill has taken the hill for 390 frames and is sitting with 308 K's in his career.

Boston has 97 home runs so far this season and 422 RBIs. They have tallied 215 doubles, while getting a free base 279 times and scoring 443 runs. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .255 this year. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .411 and they score 4.57 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 809 instances (18th in baseball) and are sitting with 855 base hits.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.303 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 (828 strikeouts against 315 free passes). They have a ranking of 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 812. They have given up 105 home runs and they allow 4.71 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have given up 453 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (412 earned runs relinquished).

With 99 save situations, the Red Sox have 58 holds and 21 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 41 save chances and they have converted 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with runners on. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.3% out of their 157 inherited runners. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 48.8%, and they have dispatched 360 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 84 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (18th in baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 856 assists, 56 errors and have 2,596 putouts during this campaign. In 7,788 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (21st in MLB).

Eovaldi (65-68 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.19 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 5,212 hitters in his career. He has conceded 570 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.325 and a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Eovaldi has surrendered 1,271 hits while accumulating 1,036 strikeouts in 1,223 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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