Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-110) Los Angeles (-110)

The Boston Red Sox (26-21) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (25-23). The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -110 while Los Angeles is coming in at -110. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Brayan Bello and Griffin Canning.

The Red Sox have accumulated 105 doubles as a unit and have knocked 58 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .445 and have struck out 367 times, while taking a walk on 152 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are notching 5.5 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have tallied 248 runs batted in in addition to 433 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .268. They have earned a total of 258 runs scored while having a team OBP of .338.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.81 so far this year (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 393 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 65 home runs and 242 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 146 hitters and their FIP is 4.67 as a unit on the campaign. Boston has given up 413 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 222 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.69 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Red Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 72.2% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The relievers have inherited 32 base runners for the season and 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 21 times as well as having 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 147 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 25 holds over the course of the season (12th in baseball). They have 13 saves on the season and have blown 5 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Red Sox have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,735 innings, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 1,245 putouts on the campaign, as well as 414 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have earned 35 double plays.

Bello has taken the hill for 85 innings and has earned 86 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.62 (44 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.716. He has allowed 108 base hits (11.3 hits per nine innings) and has 39 free passes. Bello (5-9 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.58 and he has gone up against 398 batters in the majors.

Los Angeles has compiled 60 long balls for the year to go along with 235 RBIs. They have hit 69 doubles, while getting a free base 146 times and racking up 239 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .262 this season. The Angels have a SLG% of .420 and they earn 4.98 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have been rung up on 410 occasions (13th in MLB) and have a total of 429 base hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 232 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.38 (206 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 52 homers and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.323 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (414 strikeouts vs 169 free passes). They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 391.

Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 27 save chances and they have converted 17 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 141 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 48.7% out of 76 inherited runners. With 63 save situations, the Angels have compiled 36 holds and 10 blown saves.

Out of their 3,813 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 407 assists, 32 errors and have amassed 1,271 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Canning has conceded 232 base hits while he has accumulated 239 strikeouts in 238 innings pitched. Canning (14-15 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.90 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 130 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.358 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and he has gone up against 1,030 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-110)

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