Boston Red Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (29-21) will attempt to defeat the Boston Red Sox (26-24) on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Garrett Whitlock and Merrill Kelly.

Boston is slugging .433 and have been called out on strikes 387 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. They have recorded 252 runs batted in as well as 447 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .262. The Red Sox have tallied 108 doubles as a squad and have knocked 59 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 262 runs while having a team OBP of .332. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 72 long balls and also 255 total runs (25th in the league). Boston has allowed 434 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 235 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.82 so far this year (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 420 hitters. They have walked 154 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.73 as a squad on the year.

The Red Sox have dispatched 153 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners on the campaign and 47.1% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 13 saves this year and have missed out on 5 out of their 18 save chances. The Red Sox bullpen have a save rate of 72.2% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 25 holds over the course of the season (17th in baseball). Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 22 times and also have had 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,951 innings, which has them ranked 19th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 1,317 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 435 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 26th in professional baseball, and have a total of 36 double plays.

Whitlock (13-8 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.34 while he has gone up against 674 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 148 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 35 free passes. His earned run average is 3.06 (57 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.091. Whitlock has taken the hill for 167 innings and is sitting with 174 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with a team OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .264 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 389 occasions (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 451 hits. Arizona has compiled 56 HRs for the season to go along with 243 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .436 and they earn 5.14 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have 104 doubles, while taking a walk 158 times and scoring 257 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 242 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.49 (221 earned runs given up). They have conceded 59 long balls and they relinquish 4.92 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.332 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (407 strikeouts vs 179 walks). They have a ranking of 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 411.

Arizona has had relief pitchers enter the game in 24 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 54.2%, and they have sent 168 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 83 inherited base runners. With 57 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 32 holds and also 11 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (5th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 465 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 1,330 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,990 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Kelly has conceded 579 hits while accumulating 553 K's in 630 innings. He has conceded a total of 271 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.215 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 2,600 opposing batters so far in his career. Kelly (41-38 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.87 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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