Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, June 20, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Detroit Tigers (25-40) are en route to Fenway Park on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Boston Red Sox (35-31). The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Faedo and Josh Winckowski.

The Tigers have hit 88 doubles as a unit and have knocked 34 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .323 and have struck out 552 times, while taking a walk on 144 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 2.8 runs per contest, which has them at 30th in the league. They have tallied 175 RBI's in addition to 472 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .224. They have a total of 183 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .278.

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The Tigers have an ERA of 4.03 this year (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 509 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have given up 67 long balls and also 279 total runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 192 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a unit on the year.

Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 43 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 32 holds this year (20th in baseball). The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 76.2% and has entered the game in 55 save situations. They have accumulated 16 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of 21 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 71 runners this season and 21.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 232 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Tigers have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,130 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 1,710 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 557 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 52 double plays.

Faedo (1-3 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.41 and he has gone up against 171 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 44 base hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 12 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (19 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.400. Faedo has taken the hill for 40 frames and has 33 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .412 and they earn 4.71 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have hit 155 doubles, while getting a free base 190 times as well as putting up 311 runs. Boston has accumulated 62 long balls on the year as well as 301 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 524 occasions (19th in the league) and are sitting with 587 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .257 this year.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.179 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a squad on the season. They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 504. The Boston pitching staff have allowed 266 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.65 (239 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.93 (562 strikeouts against 192 bases on balls). They have surrendered 73 home runs and they surrender 4.06 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% of 113 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with base runners. With 69 save situations, the Red Sox have 42 holds and also 14 blown saves. They sit at 30th in baseball with a save rate of 48.1%, and they have dispatched 245 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have earned 13 saves.

In 5,313 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 562 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 1,771 putouts for the year.

In his MLB career, Winckowski has given up 10 base knocks while he has totaled 7 K's in 8 frames. He has conceded a total of 4 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.750 and having a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.75 and he has faced 38 batters in his career. Winckowski (1-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.50 earned run average and has surrendered 11.3 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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