New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (45-36) will play the New York Yankees (58-23) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Gerrit Cole and Josh Winckowski.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .431 and have struck out 670 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions. They have accounted for 383 runs batted in in addition to 636 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .238. The Yankees have hit 107 doubles as a unit and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 405 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a unit, the New York Yankees are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in MLB.

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Yankees pitchers have yielded 72 home runs and 246 total runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 209 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.37 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.52 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.07. The Yankees hold a team earned run average of 2.93 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 736 hitters.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 81 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds this season (11th in MLB). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 73.7% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves this season and have blown 10 of 38 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 runners this year with 31.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have dispatched 244 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Yankees have transformed 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,546 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have amassed 2,182 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 753 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and have earned 49 double plays.

Cole (124-65 career record) has a FIP of 3.11 while he has gone up against 6,229 batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,306 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 399 free passes. His ERA is 3.19 (546 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.105. Cole has thrown 1,542 innings and has accumulated 1,790 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .415 and they average 4.72 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have 188 doubles, while walking 247 times as well as notching 382 runs. Boston has hit 77 home runs over the course of the season as well as 366 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 645 occasions (21st in the league) and have recorded 734 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have an OBP of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .262 this season.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.210 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 (696 strikeouts vs 244 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 632. They have conceded 84 long balls and they relinquish 4.01 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 323 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.63 (292 earned runs conceded).

Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 36 save chances and they have earned 18 saves. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 294 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with base runners. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.1% out of 129 inherited runners. With 92 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 56 holds and also 18 blown saves.

Out of their 6,519 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (10th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 692 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 2,173 putouts so far this year.

Winckowski (3-2 mark in his career) has earned a 3.12 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 110 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded 9 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 3.0. During his MLB career, Winckowski has allowed 29 base hits while he has accumulated 19 punch outs in 26 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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