Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+100) Cleveland (-120)

The Cleveland Guardians (27-32) will take on the Boston Red Sox (30-29) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Boston at +100 while Cleveland is at -120. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be James Paxton and Shane Bieber.

The Red Sox have compiled 134 two-baggers as a team and have hit 65 balls out of the park. Boston is slugging .432 and have been rung up 473 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 5.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have 293 runs batted in and 530 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .263. They are sitting with 305 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 77 home runs and also 293 total runs (25th in the league). Boston has yielded 507 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 269 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.66 this season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 507 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 179 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a unit on the campaign.

The Red Sox have sent 183 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 base runners over the course of the season and 36.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 15 saves this year and have blown 7 of their 22 save opportunities. The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 68.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 52 save situations. The relievers have recorded 30 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 27 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,671 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 1,557 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 496 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball, and have 41 double plays.

Paxton has pitched in 773 innings and is sitting with 858 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.61 (310 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.214. He has given up 701 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 238 walks. Paxton (58-34 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.33 and he has gone up against 3,210 hitters in the major leagues.

The Guardians have a team slugging % of .349 and they are earning 3.59 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have hit 101 doubles, while taking a walk 182 times as well as recording 212 runs. Cleveland has hit 35 long balls for the year as well as 196 runs batted in. They have struck out on 416 instances (29th in MLB) and have notched a total of 458 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have earned an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .233 on the campaign.

The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 243 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.79 (222 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 59 dingers and they relinquish 4.15 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.80 (455 strikeouts against 164 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 497.

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 187 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 79 times in high leverage situations and on 48 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.0% of 62 inherited runners. With 69 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 34 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In 4,743 innings on the field, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (11th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in pro baseball). The Guardians have recorded 551 assists, 28 errors and have earned a total of 1,581 putouts over the course of the season.

Bieber (58-29 career mark) has a 3.23 ERA and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.08 and he has faced 3,151 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has given up 279 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.116 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. During his MLB career, Bieber has allowed 694 base knocks and he has 884 K's in 778 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-120)

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