Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (48-45) host the Toronto Blue Jays (50-43) at Fenway Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kevin Gausman and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Blue Jays have accrued 178 doubles as a unit and have hit 119 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging rate of .433 and have been rung up 725 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which is 8th in the league. They have accounted for 415 RBI's in addition to 830 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .262. They have racked up 428 runs while having a team OBP of .326.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 108 home runs in addition to 404 runs in total (19th in MLB). They have walked 245 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a squad so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 3.97 on the season (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 781 batters.

The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.5% and has entered the game in 95 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 runners on the year with 28.7% of them crossed the plate. Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with runners on 91 times as well as having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 334 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have a total of 49 holds so far this season (17th in the league). They have accumulated 26 saves over the course of the season and have blown 17 of 43 chances to save the game.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,434 innings, which has them ranked 20th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 2,478 putouts this season, as well as 791 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 76 double plays.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,271 innings and has earned 1,267 punch outs thus far in his career. Gausman (70-79 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 5,362 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.94 (556 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.283. He has given up 1,267 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 364 walks.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .410 and they average 4.62 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have 210 doubles, while taking a walk 271 times as well as recording 430 runs. Boston has accounted for 91 long balls on the season and 409 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 763 occasions (20th in MLB) and have totaled 823 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have earned a team on-base percentage of .318 as well as a batting average of .256 for the year.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.269 with a FIP of 4.02 as a team this year. They rank 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 753. The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 412 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.04 (372 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 2.66 (794 strikeouts vs 299 bases on balls). They have conceded 100 homers and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 47.5%, and they have sent 344 relievers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of their 151 inherited runners. With 98 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 58 holds and also 21 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 815 assists, 50 errors and have notched a total of 2,488 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,464 innings played, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (14th in MLB).

In his career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,263 base hits while he has tallied 1,033 K's in 1,221 innings pitched. Eovaldi (65-67 career record) has a 4.14 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 561 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 5,194 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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