Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (27-33) host the Boston Red Sox (31-30) at Progressive Field on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Garrett Whitlock and Aaron Civale.

Boston has a slugging % of .429 and have been called out on strikes 487 times, while drawing a walk on 205 occasions. They have recorded 299 RBI's and 546 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .262. The Red Sox have accounted for 139 two-baggers as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 311 runs and have an OBP of .334. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are earning 5.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Red Sox pitchers have given up 77 long balls in addition to 301 runs in total (25th in the league). Boston has given up 525 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 277 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.64 for the year (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 527 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 186 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.38 as a team this season.

Red Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 28 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 31 holds for the year (16th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 69.6% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. They have recorded 16 saves so far this year and have not converted 7 out of their 23 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 47 base runners so far this season with 34.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 188 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Red Sox have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,833 innings on the field, which has them ranked 21st in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have earned 1,611 putouts on the year, in addition to 509 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which ranks 28th in MLB, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Whitlock has taken the mound for 177 innings and is sitting with 183 punch outs in his MLB career. Whitlock (14-8 career mark) has a FIP of 3.35 and he has gone up against 715 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.15 (62 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.094. He has surrendered 157 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 37 free passes.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .349 and they score 3.60 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have hit 105 doubles, while walking 184 times as well as putting up 216 runs. Cleveland has tallied 35 home runs on the season as well as 200 runs batted in. They have struck out on 428 occasions (29th in baseball) and have recorded 468 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .233 for the year.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.259 with a FIP of 4.04 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (460 strikeouts vs 168 bases on balls). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 507. They have conceded 59 dingers and they surrender 4.16 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 248 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.81 (227 earned runs conceded).

Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.9% of 70 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 51 occasions with runners on base. With 71 save situations, the Guardians have earned 35 holds and also 14 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 192 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Cleveland has had relievers step onto the mound in 36 save chances and they have come away with 22 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 562 assists, 29 errors and are sitting with 1,608 putouts on the season. In their 4,824 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (10th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Civale has given up 342 hits while he has totaled 324 K's in 370 innings. He has allowed 164 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.163 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.64 and he has gone up against 1,514 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Civale (25-22 record in his career) has earned a 3.98 ERA and has allowed 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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