Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Boston Red Sox (72-66) are headed to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (83-55). The pitchers expected to start will be James Paxton and Tyler Glasnow.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .438 and have struck out 1,121 times, while taking a walk on 423 occasions. They have recorded 662 runs batted in and 1,252 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .264. The Red Sox have accounted for 301 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 165 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 690 runs scored and hold an OBP of .330. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are recording 5.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.53 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 1,197 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 181 home runs and 662 runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 409 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.41 as a team for the season. Boston has given up 1,233 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 613 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 97 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 61 holds this year (25th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 76.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 114 save situations. They have 40 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 52 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 150 base runners this year with 30.7% of them ended up scoring. The Red Sox have dispatched 434 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Boston Red Sox have 3,657 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,236 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 30th in baseball, and have a total of 118 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 67.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,971 innings on the diamond, ranking them 28th in professional baseball.

Paxton has taken the mound for 850 innings and has tallied 932 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.69 (349 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.224. He has conceded 777 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 264 walks. Paxton (64-38 career record) has a FIP of 3.46 and he has gone up against 3,541 batters in the majors.

The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .445 and they are earning 5.33 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have recorded 231 doubles, while taking a walk 433 times and putting up 735 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 198 home runs on the campaign as well as 704 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,206 occasions (13th in the league) and have recorded 1,211 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .330 and a batting average of .259 for the season.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.184 with a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (1,241 strikeouts against 381 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,068. They have yielded 145 long balls and they surrender 4.05 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 551 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.84 (522 earned runs relinquished).

With 124 save situations, the Rays have accrued 60 holds and also 25 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have recorded 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 132 times in high leverage situations in addition to 103 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 156 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in baseball with a save rate of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 449 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

Out of their 11,019 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (3rd in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 100 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 1,225 assists, 57 errors and have a tally of 3,673 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Glasnow has allowed 405 base knocks while he has accumulated 636 strikeouts in 503 innings pitched. Glasnow (27-25 mark in his career) has a 3.84 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 215 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.206 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.15 and he has gone up against 2,090 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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