Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The Boston Red Sox (26-22) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will meet the Los Angeles Angels (26-23). The line on this contest has Boston at +110 and Los Angeles is at -130. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are James Paxton and Tyler Anderson.

The Red Sox have tallied 106 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 58 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .440 and have been rung up 376 times, while taking a walk on 152 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB. They have earned 249 RBI's as well as 437 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .266. They have 259 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .335.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.77 over the course of the season (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 404 batters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs and 244 runs (26th in the league). They have walked 149 opposing players and their FIP is 4.64 as a team on the season. Boston has yielded 418 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 224 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 72.2% and has come into the game in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners for the year and 50.0% of them earned a run for their team. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 21 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 148 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 25 holds for the season (13th in the league). They have compiled 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Red Sox have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,807 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 1,269 putouts on the year, as well as 421 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them sitting 29th in the majors, and have 36 double plays.

Paxton has taken the hill for 765 innings and is sitting with 845 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Paxton (58-33 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.32 and he has gone up against 3,174 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.57 (304 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. He has surrendered 693 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 234 walks.

The Angels hold a slugging % of .418 and they average 4.92 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They have put up 70 two-baggers, while getting a free base 149 times and notching 241 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 61 home runs on the year as well as 237 RBIs. They have struck out on 421 instances (10th in the league) and have recorded 434 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .260 this season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 233 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.31 (207 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 52 long balls and they allow 4.85 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.305 with a FIP of 4.28 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (423 strikeouts against 169 walks). They rank 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 395.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. They are ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have sent 144 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 48.1% out of their 77 inherited runners. With 64 save situations, the Angels have earned 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 416 assists, 32 errors and have accounted for 1,298 putouts for the season. In 3,894 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (15th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Anderson has surrendered 826 hits and he has 707 K's in 845 innings. Anderson (45-43 career record) holds a 4.22 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 396 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.264 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 3,550 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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