Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (68-61) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (79-48) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Emmet Sheehan and Tanner Houck.

The Dodgers have hit 243 two-baggers as a team and have hit 197 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .454 and have been rung up 1,072 times, while taking a walk on 517 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs/g, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have compiled 689 runs batted in in addition to 1,090 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .253. They have tallied 712 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .338.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.18 for the year (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,078 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs and 560 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 366 opposing players and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit this year. Los Angeles has given up 1,026 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 525 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Dodgers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 72.0% and has entered the game in 125 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 base runners on the campaign and 28.2% of those runners ended up scoring. Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 113 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 443 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 74 holds for the season (11th in the league). They have earned 36 saves for the season and have missed out on 14 out of their 50 chances to save the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 3,395 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,089 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,185 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball.

Sheehan (3-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.14 and he has faced 161 batters in the majors. He has given up 31 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 18 free passes. His earned run average is 5.63 (24 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.278. Sheehan has taken the mound for 38 frames and has 30 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Boston has knocked in 151 HRs over the course of the season and 615 RBIs. They have 281 doubles, while taking a walk 393 times as well as recording 642 runs. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .265 over the course of the season. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .438 and they earn 4.98 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,049 occasions (23rd in the league) and have recorded 1,177 base hits.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.320 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,121 strikeouts against 374 walks). They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,129. They have conceded 168 home runs and they concede 4.74 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 600 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.36 (552 earned runs relinquished).

With 109 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 58 holds and also 12 blown saves. Boston has had relievers take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 38 saves. Their relievers have come in 117 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of 134 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 76.0%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

Out of their 10,251 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,149 assists, 90 errors and have a total of 3,417 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Houck has surrendered 178 base hits while tallying 230 punch outs in 218 frames. He has allowed a total of 90 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.171 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has faced 902 batters so far in his career. Houck (12-16 career mark) has a 3.70 earned run average while allowing 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

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