Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (78-84 last season) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (83-79 last year) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Cole Irvin and Tanner Houck.

Baltimore had a slugging percentage of .390 and were rung up 1,390 times, while drawing a walk on 476 occasions. They recorded 639 RBI's in addition to 1,281 base knocks for the previous season, while their average at the plate was .236. The Orioles recorded 275 two-baggers as a team and smacked 171 baseballs out of the stadium. They earned a total of 674 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles put up 4.2 runs per contest, which had them sitting at 20th in the league.

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The Orioles compiled a team ERA of 3.97 over the course of last year (17th in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,214 batters. Their pitching staff walked 443 opposing players and their FIP was 4.03 as a team over the course of last season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers relinquished 171 long balls and also 688 runs (16th in baseball).

The Orioles relief pitchers earned a save percentage of 78.0% and stepped onto the mound in 142 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 307 runners for the previous season with 33.6% of those players ended up scoring. Orioles relief pitchers went to the mound with players on base 213 times as well as having 179 outings in high leverage situations. The Orioles dispatched 541 relief pitchers to the hill for the prior year. The relief pitchers had 80 holds for the previous season (17th in baseball). They accumulated 46 saves over the course of last season and missed out on 13 out of their 59 save opportunities.

The Orioles turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,900 innings, which had them sitting 21st in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles notched a total of 4,300 putouts in the prior season, in addition to 1,529 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .985 which had them ranked 19th in baseball, and accumulated 151 double plays.

Irvin has pitched in 404 innings and has accounted for 288 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.40 (198 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.278. He has surrendered 425 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 92 walks. Irvin (21-30 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.35 and he has gone up against 1,712 batters in the major leagues.

Boston had 155 HRs over the course of last year and 704 RBIs. They hit 352 two-baggers, while taking a walk 478 times and putting up 735 runs. The Boston Red Sox had an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .258 last year. The Red Sox held a team slugging % of .409 and they averaged 4.54 runs per game (9th in MLB). They struck out on 1,373 instances (17th in baseball) and had 1,427 base hits.

The Red Sox had a team WHIP of 1.354 and had a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff last year. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 (1,346 strikeouts against 526 free passes). They finished at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,411. They conceded 185 dingers and they conceded 4.95 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff conceded 787 runs over the course of last season while having a team ERA of 4.53 (721 earned runs yielded).

Boston called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 68 save chances and they earned 39 saves. They ranked 24th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.4%, and they dispatched 576 relievers to the mound last season. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 181 times in high leverage situations in addition to 154 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers held an inherited score rate of 39.6% of 230 inherited runners. With 156 save situations, the Red Sox had 88 holds and also 29 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox turned 134 double plays and had a fielding rate of .985 (17th in the majors). The Red Sox racked up 1,447 assists, 85 errors and a tally of 4,293 putouts over the course of last season. In 12,879 innings played, the Red Sox finished with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (26th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Houck has surrendered 112 hits and he has 164 punch outs in 146 frames. He has allowed a total of 49 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.123 and having a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.15 and he has faced 595 batters so far in his MLB career. Houck (9-9 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.02 ERA while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore

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