Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-150) Boston (+130)

The Boston Red Sox (48-45) are welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays (50-43) at Fenway Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -150 and Boston is opening at +130. The over/under is set at 10. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Alek Manoah and Kutter Crawford.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in the league. They have tallied 428 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Blue Jays have tallied 178 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They have 415 runs batted in as well as 830 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .262. Toronto has a slugging % of .433 and have been rung up 725 times, while being walked on 274 occasions.

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The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 3.97 this season (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 781 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 245 batters and their FIP sits at 3.95 as a squad so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 108 home runs and 404 runs in total (18th in the league).

The Blue Jays have dispatched 334 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 base runners for the season and 28.7% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied 26 saves so far this season and have missed out on 17 out of their 43 save opportunities. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 95 save situations. The relievers have a total of 49 holds on the campaign (17th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 91 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,434 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 2,478 putouts so far this season, in addition to 791 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 8th in baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays.

Manoah has pitched in 226 innings and has racked up 230 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.74 (69 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.003. He has allowed 162 base hits (6.4 hits per nine innings) and has 65 walks. Manoah (19-6 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.56 while he has faced 914 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .410 and they are recording 4.62 runs per game (7th in the league). They have hit 210 two-baggers, while walking 271 times as well as racking up 430 runs. Boston has hit 91 HRs so far this year to go along with 409 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 763 occasions (21st in MLB) and have totaled 823 hits. The Boston Red Sox hold an OBP of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the year.

The Boston pitching staff have given up 412 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.04 (372 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 100 homers and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 (794 strikeouts vs 299 walks). They rank 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 753.

Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save percentage of 47.5%, and they have dispatched 344 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 105 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of their 151 inherited base runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 58 holds and also 21 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (15th in the majors). The Red Sox have 815 assists, 50 errors and have a total of 2,488 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,464 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (14th in the majors).

In his career, Crawford has surrendered 39 base hits while totaling 46 K's in 38 innings pitched. Crawford (2-3 career mark) has a 5.45 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 23 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.474 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 169 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+130)

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