Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-140) Boston (+120)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (8-8) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (7-8) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Angels at -140 while the Red Sox are sitting at +120. The over/under is 10. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shohei Ohtani and Chris Sale.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in MLB. They are sitting with 75 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .342. The Angels have hit 19 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 18 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 74 runs batted in as well as 116 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .246. Los Angeles is slugging .401 and have been called out on strikes 124 times, while drawing a walk on 62 occasions.

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The Angels have a team ERA of 3.80 so far this season (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 113 hitters. Angels pitchers have surrendered 13 home runs and also 63 total runs (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 46 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a team on the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 111 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 52 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.46 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 14 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 14 holds on the campaign (3rd in MLB). The Angels bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. They have 4 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 4 of their 8 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 20 runners over the course of the season and 35.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Angels have sent 44 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Angels have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs in their 1,107 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 369 putouts on the year, as well as 118 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .976 which has them ranked 30th in the majors, and have a total of 11 double plays.

Ohtani has taken the hill for 368 innings and has totaled 465 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 2.83 (116 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.082. He has allowed 269 base hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 130 walks. Ohtani (30-14 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.05 while he has faced 1,495 batters during his time in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox have an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .238 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 120 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 120 base hits. Boston has accumulated 20 long balls on the year to go along with 78 runs batted in. The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .422 and they are scoring 5.67 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 29 two-baggers, while walking 56 times and putting up 85 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 83 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.36 (78 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 23 homers and they concede 5.70 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.458 with a FIP of 4.92 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.50 (139 strikeouts vs 52 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 139.

Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 55.6% out of 9 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 8 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 10 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 54 relievers to the hill on the season. Boston has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 4 save chances and they have recorded 4 saves.

Out of their 1,179 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 65.8% (27th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 13 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (27th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 124 assists, 11 errors and have 393 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Sale has conceded 1,380 hits while tallying 2,083 strikeouts in 1,690 innings. He has conceded a total of 580 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.050 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.29 and he has faced 6,816 hitters thus far in his career. Sale (115-76 career win-loss record) has a 3.09 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-140)

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