Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Tampa Bay Rays (68-55) are en route to Fenway Park on Friday where they will meet the Boston Red Sox (60-64). The expected starting pitchers are Ryan Yarbrough and Michael Wacha.

The Rays have earned 217 doubles as a squad and have hit 110 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have been called out on strikes 1,078 times, while drawing a walk on 385 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which is 21st in the league. They have compiled 486 runs batted in and 983 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .239. They have accounted for 512 runs while having a team OBP of .308.

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Rays pitchers have conceded 127 home runs and also 465 total runs (4th in MLB). They have walked 295 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.63 as a unit so far this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.29 so far this season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 1,071 batters.

The Rays have sent 434 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 runners so far this season and 25.0% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 36 saves for the season and have blown 28 of 64 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 56.3% and stepped onto the hill in 157 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 92 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 108 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,879 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have 3,293 putouts on the year, as well as 1,055 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Yarbrough has pitched in 564 innings and has earned 457 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.32 (271 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.188. He has given up 546 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 125 walks. Yarbrough (38-30 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.08 while he has faced 2,361 hitters in the major leagues.

Boston has compiled 116 HRs so far this year and 528 runs batted in. They have put up 278 two-baggers, while taking a walk 348 times as well as scoring 553 runs. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the year. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .405 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,041 occasions (15th in the league) and have totaled 1,085 base hits.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.319 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,067. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 597 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (548 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.65 (1,040 strikeouts vs 392 walks). They have surrendered 134 long balls and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.4% out of their 195 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 141 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on. With 118 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 68 holds and 23 blown saves. They rank 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.0%, and they have dispatched 448 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Boston has had relievers enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 108 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 1,122 assists, 65 errors and have earned 3,318 putouts so far this year. In their 9,954 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Wacha has conceded 1,089 base hits while he has totaled 980 strikeouts in 1,109 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 493 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 4,706 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wacha (71-49 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.00 earned run average while giving up 8.8 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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