Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+170) Boston (-200)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (32-29) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (21-41) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +170 and the Red Sox are sitting at -200. The total is 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jared Koenig and Nick Pivetta.

The Athletics have earned 101 doubles as a unit and have knocked 44 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .334 and have struck out 533 times, while being walked on 164 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have accrued 190 runs batted in in addition to 428 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .212. They have earned a total of 206 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .277.

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Athletics pitchers have allowed 65 home runs and 284 runs in total (23rd in MLB). They have walked 190 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a team over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32. The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.38 for the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 465 hitters.

The Athletics have sent 219 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners this season with 25.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 13 saves on the season and have blown 10 out of their 23 save chances. The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 62 save situations. The relief pitchers have 39 holds this season (10th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have entered the game with players on base 78 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 4,899 innings, which has them sitting 21st in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have a total of 1,633 putouts for the season, as well as 572 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 23rd in MLB, and they have twisted 57 double plays.

Koenig has taken the hill for 4 frames and has earned 3 K's during his MLB career. Koenig (0-1 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.14 while he has faced 18 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 9.00 (4 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.750. He has conceded 5 hits (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 2 free passes.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .412 and they are scoring 4.66 runs per game (7th in the league). They have put up 148 two-baggers, while taking a walk 170 times as well as putting up 284 runs. Boston has hit 58 long balls for the season as well as 277 RBIs. They have struck out on 489 occasions (22nd in the league) and have tallied 537 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the season.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.174 with a FIP of 3.92 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 (531 strikeouts against 179 bases on balls). They rank 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 461. They have relinquished 67 home runs and they relinquish 4.03 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have given up 244 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.62 (219 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 40 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 105 inherited runners. They are ranked 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 46.2%, and they have sent 228 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

Out of their 4,908 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (7th in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Red Sox have racked up 507 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 1,636 putouts on the season.

In his career, Pivetta has surrendered 618 hits while accumulating 678 K's in 628 innings. He has surrendered 350 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.368 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 2,704 opposing batters during his career. Pivetta (35-43 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.02 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-200)

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