New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (69-72) will meet the New York Yankees (85-56) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound are Gerrit Cole and Nick Pivetta.

The Yankees have accumulated 192 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 221 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .423 and have been called out on strikes 1,192 times, while being walked on 536 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 663 RBI's in addition to 1,130 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .239. They have notched a total of 697 runs scored and have an OBP of .323.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.28 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,258 hitters. They have walked 369 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.53 as a team for the year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 135 long balls and also 491 total runs (3rd in MLB).

The Yankees have dispatched 435 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 212 runners on the season with 28.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 41 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 18 of their 59 chances to get a save. The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 69.5% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 69 holds over the course of the season (19th in MLB). Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 153 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,799 putouts this season, in addition to 1,299 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 90 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,397 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors.

Cole (128-70 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.09 and he has gone up against 6,536 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,370 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 415 free passes. His earned run average is 3.20 (576 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.101. Cole has thrown 1,620 innings and is sitting with 1,891 K's during his pro baseball career.

Boston is sitting with 133 HRs on the season as well as 616 runs batted in. They have recorded 317 doubles, while walking 409 times as well as racking up 644 runs. The Boston Red Sox have a team OBP of .321 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .411 and they are recording 4.57 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,200 occasions (12th in the league) and have accounted for 1,265 base hits.

The Boston pitching staff have yielded 677 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.47 (623 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 151 homers and they allow 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.329 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 (1,180 strikeouts vs 455 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,212.

Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.7% out of their 217 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 162 times in high leverage situations and also on 146 occasions with base runners. With 136 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 77 holds and 26 blown saves. They rank 26th in baseball with a save rate of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 507 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 59 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves.

In 11,286 innings played, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 1,269 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 3,762 putouts during this campaign.

Pivetta (39-49 career mark) holds a 4.97 earned run average and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 3,092 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 396 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.379 and a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Pivetta has allowed 711 base hits while tallying 757 K's in 716 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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