Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+125) San Francisco (-145)

The Boston Red Sox (55-47) are on their way to Oracle Park on Friday where they will compete against the San Francisco Giants (56-47). The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +125 while the Giants are sitting at -145. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Kutter Crawford and Logan Webb.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have tallied 516 runs and have an on-base percentage of .334. The Red Sox have tallied 226 doubles as a team and have knocked 115 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 494 RBI's as well as 930 hits so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .266. Boston has a slugging % of .437 and have been called out on strikes 835 times, while being walked on 322 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 129 home runs in addition to 467 runs (18th in the league). Boston has conceded 871 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 429 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.29 this year (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 878 batters. They have walked 292 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a unit for the season.

The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 78.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 80 save situations. The relievers have inherited 103 base runners so far this year with 28.2% of those runners crossed the plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 67 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 314 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 43 holds on the season (27th in MLB). They have compiled 29 saves this year and have blown 8 of their 37 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 2,703 putouts this year, in addition to 903 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 30th in professional baseball, and have 88 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,109 innings, ranking them 23rd in MLB.

Crawford has taken the ball for 150 frames and has accumulated 148 strikeouts so far in his career. Crawford (7-12 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.42 and he has faced 636 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.02 (84 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.308. He has surrendered 149 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 48 walks.

The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .399 and they average 4.53 runs per game (15th in the league). They have tallied 173 doubles, while taking a walk 349 times and scoring 467 runs. San Francisco has accumulated 119 home runs so far this season as well as 454 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 977 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 837 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for an OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season.

The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 444 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.97 (403 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 108 long balls and they yield 4.37 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.257 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (888 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 881.

Sitting with 100 save situations, the Giants have accrued 46 holds and 13 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 52 save opportunities and they have earned 39 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 88 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 126 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 314 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 93 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 1,005 assists, 66 errors and have earned 2,744 putouts on the season. In 8,232 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (27th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Webb has allowed 533 base knocks while accumulating 540 punch outs in 569 innings. Webb (39-27 career record) has a 3.48 earned run average while conceding 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 220 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.195 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 2,339 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (+125)

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