Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Boston Red Sox (5-4) are en route to Tropicana Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (9-0). The pitchers taking the mound are Garrett Whitlock and Shane McClanahan.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 6.6 runs per outing, which is 2nd in MLB. They have racked up 59 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .341. The Red Sox have hit 18 doubles as a unit and have hit 15 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 57 RBI's and 81 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .259. Boston has a slugging % of .473 and have struck out 62 times, while taking a walk on 34 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.89 on the season (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 82 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 14 long balls and also 47 total runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 36 opposing players and their FIP is 5.10 as a unit for the year.

Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 1 times in addition to having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 9 holds this season (3rd in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. They have compiled 2 saves so far this year and have blown 0 of their 2 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 base runners over the course of the season with 66.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 35 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 243 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 85 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which is 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 11 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 66.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 729 innings, ranking them 24th in professional baseball.

Whitlock has thrown 151 frames and has accounted for 163 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 2.73 (46 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.062. He has given up 129 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 32 walks. Whitlock (12-6 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.07 while going up against 609 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .379 and a team batting average of .289 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 58 occasions (30th in MLB) and have accounted for 87 base hits. Tampa Bay has hit 24 home runs on the season and 74 runs batted in. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .588 and they average 8.33 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have notched 18 doubles, while getting a free base 38 times as well as notching 75 runs.

The Rays have a WHIP of 0.938 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.94 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 56. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 18 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 1.89 (17 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.95 (79 strikeouts against 20 walks). They have conceded 4 dingers and they concede 2.00 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Sitting with 3 save situations, the Rays have earned 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 0 save opportunities and they have come away with 0 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 2 times in high leverage situations and also on 2 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% of 4 inherited runners. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 24 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 9 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (15th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 76 assists, 4 errors and have 243 putouts during this campaign. In 729 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.6% (2nd in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, McClanahan has allowed 245 base knocks while totaling 347 strikeouts in 301 frames. McClanahan (24-14 career win-loss record) has a 2.86 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 96 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.077 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.34 and he has faced 1,205 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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