Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Texas Rangers (58-72) are traveling to Fenway Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (64-68). The pitchers taking the mound will be Dane Dunning and Kutter Crawford.

The Rangers have compiled 180 doubles as a team and have hit 160 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .401 and have struck out 1,137 times, while drawing a walk on 382 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in MLB. They have 563 RBI's and 1,082 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .244. They have earned 592 runs while holding a team OBP of .307.

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The Rangers have an ERA of 4.14 this season (21st in MLB), and they have struck out 1,068 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Rangers pitchers have given up 134 long balls and 590 runs in total (21st in MLB). They have walked 466 batters and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a unit for the season.

The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 57.7% and has entered the game in 119 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners so far this year and 32.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 103 times as well as having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 433 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 67 holds on the season (16th in the league). They have recorded 30 saves on the season and have blown 22 of their 52 chances to get a save.

The Rangers have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,407 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,469 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,229 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which is 22nd in MLB, and have accumulated 105 double plays.

Dunning (10-17 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.09 while going up against 1,237 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 285 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 109 walks. His earned run average is 4.28 (136 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.379. Dunning has pitched in 285 innings and has earned 266 K's in his MLB career.

The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .411 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 298 two-baggers, while taking a walk 369 times and scoring 598 runs. Boston has hit 125 home runs this year and 572 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,124 instances (13th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,180 hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .258 this year.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.343 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.57 (1,109 strikeouts vs 431 walks). They rank 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,150. They have given up 145 homers and they relinquish 4.98 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 651 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.57 (598 earned runs given up).

Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 477 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 141 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.5% of 208 inherited runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 69 holds and 24 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 1,193 assists, 70 errors and have a total of 3,531 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,593 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (25th in professional baseball).

Crawford (3-7 career record) holds a 5.90 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and he has faced 347 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.475 and having a FIP of 4.5. During his MLB career, Crawford has surrendered 86 hits while he has accumulated 79 strikeouts in 79 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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