Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (15-7) will take on the Boston Red Sox (12-12) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tanner Houck and Tyler Wells.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 5.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in MLB. They have earned 136 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .329. The Red Sox have tallied 48 two-baggers as a team and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 128 runs batted in and 204 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .251. Boston is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 193 times, while drawing a walk on 85 occasions.

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The Red Sox have a team ERA of 5.12 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 212 batters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 33 home runs and 126 runs in total (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 76 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.67 as a squad this year. Boston has allowed 211 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 120 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Red Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 9 times in addition to having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 12 holds so far this season (14th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 18 save situations. They have compiled 6 saves so far this season and have missed out on 0 of their 6 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 16 base runners so far this year with 37.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Red Sox have sent 76 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 633 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 211 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,899 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball.

Houck (12-9 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.11 and he has gone up against 681 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 130 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 60 free passes. His ERA is 3.18 (59 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.138. Houck has taken the ball for 167 innings and has earned 186 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .336 as well as a batting average of .247 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 190 occasions (20th in MLB) and have earned a total of 178 hits. Baltimore has tallied 25 long balls so far this year and 109 RBIs. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .415 and they average 5.14 runs per outing (6th in MLB). They have 42 doubles, while taking a walk 93 times and putting up 113 runs.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.244 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (200 strikeouts against 64 free passes). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 180. They have relinquished 25 homers and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 94 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (90 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the contest in 11 save chances and they have converted 6 saves. They sit at 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 82 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.7% out of their 42 inherited base runners. With 33 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (20th in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 183 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 590 putouts this season. Out of their 1,770 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (18th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Wells has allowed 144 hits while accumulating 157 strikeouts in 184 innings. Wells (9-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.01 ERA and has surrendered 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 82 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.011 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.74 and he has gone up against 731 batters during his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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