Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-145) Baltimore (+125)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (13-7) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (11-11) on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Red Sox at -145 and the Orioles are priced at +125. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chris Sale and Dean Kremer.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .422 and have struck out 174 times, while drawing a walk on 75 occasions. They have recorded 112 runs batted in in addition to 184 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .246. The Red Sox have tallied 46 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 27 balls out of the park. They have tallied 120 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 5.10 on the year (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 204 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 31 home runs and 116 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 69 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.66 as a team over the course of the season. Boston has yielded 192 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 110 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35.

The Red Sox have dispatched 70 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 15 runners on the season with 40.0% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 6 saves this season and have not converted 0 of their 6 save opportunities. The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. The relievers have recorded 12 holds so far this season (12th in baseball). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 8 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,746 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 582 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 186 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 28th in the majors, and they have turned 17 double plays.

Sale has taken the mound for 1,696 frames and has racked up 2,094 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.08 (581 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.049. He has given up 1,383 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 396 walks. Sale (115-76 career mark) has a FIP of 2.95 while he has gone up against 6,841 hitters in the majors.

Baltimore has compiled 25 long balls on the campaign to go along with 103 RBIs. They have 37 doubles, while getting a free base 91 times and scoring 106 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .340 and a team batting average of .246 so far this season. The Orioles have a team slugging % of .422 and they average 5.30 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 181 instances (17th in baseball) and have 162 hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 89 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.32 (85 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 23 dingers and they concede 4.52 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.242 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (178 strikeouts against 54 walks). They rank 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 166.

With 29 save situations, the Orioles have earned 19 holds and 5 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 10 save chances and they have come away with 5 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 28 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% out of their 37 inherited base runners. They sit at 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 72 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

In 1,599 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (20th in the majors). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 165 assists, 12 errors and have accounted for 533 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Kremer has surrendered 221 hits while accumulating 170 strikeouts in 216 innings pitched. Kremer (10-15 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.69 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 113 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.375 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and he has gone up against 923 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (+125)

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