Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (56-48) are hosting the Boston Red Sox (56-47) at Oracle Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are James Paxton and Anthony DeSclafani.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are recording 5.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have a total of 519 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. The Red Sox have recorded 229 doubles as a team and have hit 116 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 497 RBI's as well as 938 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .266. Boston is slugging .437 and have been rung up 840 times, while taking a walk on 322 occasions.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.26 so far this year (17th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 891 batters. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 130 home runs and also 469 runs in total (18th in MLB). They have walked 293 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a squad for the season. Boston has relinquished 877 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 431 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 68 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 46 holds on the year (24th in baseball). The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 78.9% and has entered the game in 84 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 out of their 38 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 base runners on the campaign and 27.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 318 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 2,730 putouts for the season, as well as 907 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball, and have a total of 88 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,190 innings, which has them sitting at 22nd in pro baseball.

Paxton has taken the ball for 819 innings and has tallied 906 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.58 (326 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.196. He has given up 731 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 249 free passes. Paxton (63-35 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.34 and he has faced 3,388 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

San Francisco has 120 long balls on the year to go along with 456 RBIs. They have put up 173 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times as well as scoring 469 runs. The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .241 on the year. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they earn 4.51 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have struck out on 990 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 843 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.253 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.91 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (893 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 889. They have yielded 109 home runs and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 447 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.96 (406 earned runs yielded).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of 127 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Giants have accumulated 46 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 315 relievers to the mound this season. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have earned 39 saves.

In their 8,313 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in baseball). The Giants have 1,018 assists, 66 errors and have notched a total of 2,771 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, DeSclafani has allowed 944 hits while he has earned 830 K's in 942 innings pitched. DeSclafani (54-56 record in his career) has a 4.20 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 440 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.31 and he has faced 3,965 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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