Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-130) Boston (+110)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (13-13) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (12-13) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -130 while the Red Sox are sitting at +110. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Bieber and Nick Pivetta.

The Guardians have tallied 49 doubles as a squad and have smacked 13 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .348 and have struck out 185 times, while taking a walk on 97 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 85 runs batted in as well as 194 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .231. They have accounted for 95 runs while holding a team OBP of .313.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.96 this season (12th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 196 hitters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 23 long balls in addition to 108 runs in total (15th in baseball). They have walked 71 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.96 as a team this season. Cleveland has surrendered 216 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 100 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 base runners for the season with 28.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 23 times in addition to having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 83 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have accumulated 13 holds on the year (13th in the league). They have compiled 10 saves so far this season and have missed out on 4 of 14 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 682 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 237 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 18 double plays. The Guardians have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,046 innings, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

Bieber has taken the ball for 733 frames and has totaled 853 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.18 (259 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.100. He has allowed 645 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 162 walks. Bieber (55-27 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.03 and he has gone up against 2,962 batters in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox have recorded an on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .252 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 208 occasions (18th in MLB) and have a total of 222 base hits. Boston has recorded 34 long balls for the year to go along with 138 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .429 and they are earning 5.62 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have tallied 50 doubles, while taking a walk 92 times and racking up 146 runs.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.373 and have a FIP of 4.74 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 233. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 138 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.13 (130 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (220 strikeouts against 80 walks). They have given up 36 dingers and they yield 5.45 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Boston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 82 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations and also on 9 occasions with runners on base. Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of 16 inherited base runners. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 12 holds and also 0 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 23 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (24th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 225 assists, 17 errors and have a total of 684 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,052 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (25th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Pivetta has given up 758 hits while he has tallied 807 strikeouts in 760 innings pitched. Pivetta (41-51 career record) has earned a 5.00 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 423 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.391 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has gone up against 3,292 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-130)

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