Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (60-64) will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (69-55) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Corey Kluber and Nick Pivetta.

The Rays have earned 218 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 111 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have been rung up 1,086 times, while drawing a walk on 389 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in the league. They have recorded 493 runs batted in in addition to 990 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .239. They have a total of 520 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308.

Get all of our MLB Betting Picks

Rays pitchers have surrendered 128 home runs and also 468 runs in total (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 296 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.62 as a team for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.66 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.29 on the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,084 batters.

The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.3% and stepped onto the hill in 157 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 base runners over the course of the season with 24.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 109 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 437 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen have accumulated 92 holds on the year (1st in the league). They have tallied 36 saves for the season and have blown 28 of their 64 save chances.

The Rays have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,960 innings on the field, which has them sitting 4th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 3,320 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,063 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which puts them in 12th in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays.

Kluber (111-68 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.08 while facing 6,277 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,370 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 344 free passes. His ERA is 3.28 (565 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.105. Kluber has taken the mound for 1,551 innings and is sitting with 1,658 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .255 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,055 occasions (15th in MLB) and have earned 1,100 hits. Boston has 116 HRs over the course of the season and 533 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .406 and they tally 4.46 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have put up 281 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times as well as earning 558 runs.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.325 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 (1,049 strikeouts vs 399 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,080. They have given up 135 dingers and they concede 4.86 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have given up 603 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (553 earned runs relinquished).

With 118 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 68 holds and also 23 blown saves. Boston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 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. They rank 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 54.0%, and they have sent 453 relievers onto the diamond this year.

In their 10,044 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 110 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 1,136 assists, 66 errors and have a tally of 3,348 putouts on the season.

In his career, Pivetta has given up 697 hits while he has tallied 748 strikeouts in 703 innings. Pivetta (39-47 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.98 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 389 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.373 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 3,032 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here