Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (32-29) will take on the Oakland Athletics (21-41) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be James Kaprielian and Josh Winckowski.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .334 and have been called out on strikes 533 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. They have earned 190 runs batted in and 428 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .212. The Athletics have hit 101 two-baggers as a team and have hit 44 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 206 runs scored while having a team OBP of .277. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.3 runs/g, which is 29th in the league.

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Athletics pitchers have allowed 65 long balls and also 284 total runs (21st in baseball). They have walked 190 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a unit so far this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 on the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 465 hitters.

The Athletics have dispatched 219 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners on the season and 25.0% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 13 saves so far this year and have blown 10 of their 23 chances to get a save. The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 56.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 62 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 39 holds on the year (10th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 78 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have amassed 1,633 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 572 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 57 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,899 innings, which ranks them 21st in baseball.

Kaprielian (8-8 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.88 while he has faced 679 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 145 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 56 free passes. His ERA is 4.54 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. Kaprielian has taken the hill for 160 innings and has accounted for 152 strikeouts in his career.

The Boston Red Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .314 and a batting average of .254 on the season. They have been rung up on 489 instances (22nd in MLB) and have totaled 537 hits. Boston has a total of 58 home runs on the year as well as 277 runs batted in. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .412 and they are recording 4.66 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have notched 148 doubles, while taking a walk 170 times as well as putting up 284 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 244 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.62 (219 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 67 HR's and they concede 4.03 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.174 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 (531 strikeouts vs 179 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 461.

With 66 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 40 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 105 inherited runners. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.2%, and they have dispatched 228 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 4,908 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 507 assists, 31 errors and have 1,636 putouts this season.

In his career, Winckowski has allowed 6 base knocks and he has 4 punch outs in 3 innings pitched. He has surrendered 4 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 3.000 and a FIP of 7.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.33 and he has gone up against 18 batters so far in his career. Winckowski (0-1 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 12.00 ERA while allowing 18.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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