New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-115) Boston (-105)

The New York Yankees (71-41) are en route to Fenway Park on Friday where they will go up against the Boston Red Sox (54-58). The line on this matchup has New York at -115 while Boston is coming in at -105. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Frankie Montas and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have accumulated 588 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. The Yankees have earned 164 doubles as a unit and have knocked 188 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 562 runs batted in and 915 hits this year, and their team batting average is .245. New York is slugging .443 and have been called out on strikes 935 times, while taking a walk on 440 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.29 over the course of the season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,011 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 111 long balls and 383 total runs (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 299 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.56 as a unit on the year.

The Yankees relievers have recorded a save percentage of 69.4% and has come into the game in 112 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 base runners on the season with 30.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 114 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 344 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have earned 59 holds on the year (16th in the league). They have earned 34 saves so far this year and have missed out on 15 of their 49 chances to save the game.

The Yankees have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,976 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,992 putouts this year, as well as 1,010 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 4th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 67 double plays.

Montas has taken the hill for 555 frames and has tallied 580 K's so far in his MLB career. Montas (35-32 career record) has a FIP of 3.74 while facing 2,351 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.81 (235 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.281. He has surrendered 528 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 184 walks.

Boston has knocked in 110 HRs on the season to go along with 478 RBIs. They have hit 252 doubles, while walking 313 times and scoring 500 runs. The Boston Red Sox hold an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .253 this season. The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .410 and they score 4.50 runs per game (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 936 instances (14th in the league) and have 968 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.323 and have a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the year. They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 952. The Boston pitching staff have given up 532 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.41 (485 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.58 (925 strikeouts vs 358 bases on balls). They have conceded 122 homers and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 62 holds and also 23 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 46 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.1% out of their 180 inherited base runners. They sit at 29th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 407 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 8,910 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (25th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in the majors). The Red Sox have racked up 1,001 assists, 63 errors and have a tally of 2,970 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,291 base knocks while totaling 1,050 K's in 1,242 frames. Eovaldi (66-68 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.19 earned run average and has given up 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 578 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 5,292 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-105)

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