Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+136) Boston (-162)

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (61-55) will take on the Detroit Tigers (52-64) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +136 while Boston is sitting at -162. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Kutter Crawford.

The Tigers have hit 179 doubles as a squad and have hit 107 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging rate of .373 and have been called out on strikes 1,019 times, while being walked on 346 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in the league. They have compiled 437 RBI's and 916 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .235. They have racked up 455 runs while holding a team OBP of .300.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 136 home runs and 553 runs (20th in baseball). Detroit has allowed 964 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 509 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.47 so far this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 969 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 328 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.17 as a squad over the course of the season.

Tigers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 118 times as well as having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 67 holds over the course of the season (10th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.8% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves so far this year and have blown 16 out of their 43 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 168 runners this year with 32.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Tigers have dispatched 376 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tigers have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,231 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 13th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 3,077 putouts thus far, in addition to 992 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 29th in baseball, and they have twisted 88 double plays.

Rodriguez has pitched in 1,049 innings and has accumulated 1,065 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.02 (468 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.289. He has conceded 999 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 353 free passes. Rodriguez (77-49 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.81 while facing 4,444 batters in the majors.

Boston has knocked in 128 long balls for the year as well as 535 RBIs. They have put up 254 doubles, while walking 348 times and putting up 558 runs. The Boston Red Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .327 as well as a batting average of .261 so far this year. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .431 and they earn 4.85 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 940 occasions (23rd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,025 hits.

The Boston pitching staff have conceded 531 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.35 (491 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 148 HR's and they concede 4.70 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.319 with a FIP of 4.35 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (990 strikeouts vs 333 bases on balls). They rank 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,007.

Sitting with 98 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 55 holds and also 10 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 43 save chances and they have earned 33 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 81 occasions with base runners. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.5% out of 123 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 76.7%, and they have sent 361 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In 9,144 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 105 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 1,023 assists, 80 errors and have accounted for 3,048 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Crawford has conceded 163 hits while he has tallied 166 K's in 164 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 88 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.19 and he has faced 696 batters during his pro baseball career. Crawford (8-13 career record) is the owner of a 4.81 ERA and has surrendered 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+136)

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