Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (69-61) will try to defeat the Houston Astros (73-58) on Monday. The men taking the mound will be Cristian Javier and Chris Sale.

The Astros have compiled 220 doubles as a squad and have hit 168 baseballs out of the park. Houston is slugging .420 and have been rung up 1,029 times, while drawing a walk on 443 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have 620 runs batted in as well as 1,131 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .253. They have accounted for 640 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .325.

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The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 3.94 this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,183 batters. Astros pitchers have given up 159 home runs and 565 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 427 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team on the campaign. Houston has yielded 1,083 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 512 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

The Astros have dispatched 415 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 base runners for the year and 32.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 37 saves so far this year and have not converted 17 of their 54 chances to save the game. The Astros bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 68.5% and has entered the game in 125 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 70 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 79 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have accumulated 3,508 putouts this season, in addition to 1,113 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 13th in baseball, and have a total of 122 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 10,524 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in MLB.

Javier has taken the mound for 431 frames and has earned 493 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 3.48 (167 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.100. He has given up 307 base knocks (6.4 hits per nine innings) with 168 free passes. Javier (29-14 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 1,762 hitters in the major leagues.

Boston has accounted for 154 long balls so far this season as well as 623 RBIs. They have 284 doubles, while walking 396 times and putting up 650 runs. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated a team OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .266 so far this year. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .439 and they score 5.00 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,060 occasions (22nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,187 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.325 with a FIP of 4.37 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,133 strikeouts against 382 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,139. They have surrendered 169 long balls and they concede 4.74 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have conceded 605 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.37 (557 earned runs yielded).

Boston has had relievers enter the game in 51 save chances and they have come away with 39 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 76.5%, and they have dispatched 409 relievers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 118 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.8% of 139 inherited runners. With 112 save situations, the Red Sox have 60 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 114 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,155 assists, 90 errors and are sitting with 3,444 putouts so far this season. In their 10,332 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (27th in baseball).

Sale (119-78 career record) is the owner of a 3.10 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.31 and he has faced 7,058 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 603 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.046 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. During his pro baseball career, Sale has allowed 1,426 base hits and he has 2,154 K's in 1,751 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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