Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-105) Boston (-115)

The Tampa Bay Rays (69-55) are en route to Fenway Park on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (60-64). The odds on this game have the Rays at -105 and the Red Sox open at -115. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and Rich Hill.

Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .379 and have been rung up 1,086 times, while being walked on 389 occasions. They have compiled 493 runs batted in in addition to 990 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .239. The Rays have recorded 218 doubles as a unit and have hit 111 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 520 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 21st in baseball.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.29 so far this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,084 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13. Rays pitchers have given up 128 long balls and 468 total runs (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 296 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.62 as a unit for the year.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 109 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 92 holds this year (1st in the league). The Rays relievers have recorded a save rate of 56.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 157 save situations. They have recorded 36 saves for the year and have not converted 28 out of their 64 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 base runners so far this year with 24.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 437 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Rays have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,960 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 3,320 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,063 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 12th in the majors, and they have twisted 85 double plays.

Springs has thrown 224 innings and has totaled 256 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.77 (94 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.319. He has conceded 216 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 80 free passes. Springs (16-8 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 957 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with an OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .255 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,055 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 1,100 hits. Boston has a total of 116 home runs this season to go along with 533 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .406 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have recorded 281 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times as well as notching 558 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.325 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 (1,049 strikeouts against 399 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,080. They have allowed 135 dingers and they concede 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 603 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (553 earned runs conceded).

Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 50 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. They are ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 54.0%, and they have sent 453 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 145 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.1% of 197 inherited base runners. Sitting with 118 save situations, the Red Sox have amassed 68 holds and 23 blown saves.

Out of their 10,044 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have turned 110 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 1,136 assists, 66 errors and have 3,348 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Hill has conceded 1,024 base knocks while accumulating 1,248 punch outs in 1,217 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 522 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.66 and he has faced 5,103 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Hill (79-57 career win-loss record) has a 3.86 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-115)

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