Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (64-68) will go up against the Texas Rangers (58-72) at Fenway Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Kolby Allard and Brayan Bello.

Texas has a slugging rate of .401 and have struck out 1,137 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions. They have 563 RBI's in addition to 1,082 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is .244. The Rangers have accrued 180 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 160 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 592 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in MLB.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.14 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,068 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 134 long balls and 590 total runs (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 466 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a unit so far this season.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 103 times and also have had 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 67 holds for the season (16th in baseball). The Rangers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 57.7% and has come into the game in 119 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves for the season and have not converted 22 out of their 52 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 157 runners on the season and 32.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 433 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Rangers have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,407 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 16th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have amassed 3,469 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,229 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in MLB, and have earned 105 double plays.

Allard (8-23 career record) holds a FIP of 5.37 and he has gone up against 1,013 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 249 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 78 free passes. His ERA is 6.14 (156 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.430. Allard has taken the hill for 228 innings and has earned 185 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Boston has accounted for 125 home runs so far this season to go along with 572 RBIs. They have tallied 298 doubles, while walking 369 times as well as scoring 598 runs. The Boston Red Sox hold an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .258 this year. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .411 and they earn 4.53 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,124 instances (13th in the league) and have 1,180 base knocks.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.343 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,150. The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 651 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.57 (598 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.57 (1,109 strikeouts vs 431 walks). They have allowed 145 dingers and they surrender 4.98 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have walked away with 30 saves. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 477 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of 208 inherited runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 69 holds and 24 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 112 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 1,193 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 3,531 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,593 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Bello has surrendered 39 base knocks while tallying 24 punch outs in 26 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 21 ER's while earning a WHIP of 2.077 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.60 and he has faced 128 opposing batters thus far in his career. Bello (0-4 career win-loss record) has a 7.27 ERA while allowing 13.5 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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