Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Boston Red Sox (63-58) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (60-61). The expected starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and Gerrit Cole.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have notched a total of 585 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .327. The Red Sox have compiled 260 doubles as a squad and have knocked 137 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 560 runs batted in as well as 1,076 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .261. Boston has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been rung up 986 times, while drawing a walk on 366 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Red Sox pitchers have given up 158 home runs and also 562 total runs (18th in MLB). Boston has surrendered 1,053 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 520 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 4.38 for the year (18th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,041 hitters. They have walked 346 opposing players and their FIP is 4.38 as a squad for the season.

The Red Sox bullpen have a save rate of 78.3% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 runners on the campaign with 29.9% of them crossed home plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 84 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 381 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have 58 holds for the year (22nd in MLB). They have accumulated 36 saves so far this year and have missed out on 10 of their 46 chances to save the game.

The Red Sox have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,612 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have 3,204 putouts this season, as well as 1,079 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 108 double plays.

Crawford has taken the ball for 169 innings and has accumulated 168 K's during his MLB career. Crawford (8-13 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.33 while he has gone up against 715 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.78 (90 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.293. He has surrendered 166 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 53 free passes.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they average 4.25 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have 154 two-baggers, while getting a free base 406 times as well as notching 514 runs. New York has recorded 163 home runs for the season and 494 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,007 instances (20th in MLB) and have a total of 913 base hits. The New York Yankees have earned an on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .231 on the campaign.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.246 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,066 strikeouts against 399 walks). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 938. They have allowed 150 home runs and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 528 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.04 (482 earned runs surrendered).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of 196 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on base. With 114 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 65 holds and 16 blown saves. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 383 relievers to the mound so far this year. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 48 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 81 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,072 assists, 66 errors and have earned 3,219 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,657 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in the majors).

Cole (140-74 record in his career) has earned a 3.19 ERA while allowing 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.51 and he has gone up against 7,273 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 641 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.096 and a FIP of 3.2. In his career, Cole has allowed 1,514 base knocks while totaling 2,096 K's in 1,806 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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