New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+105) Boston (-125)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (73-70) will play the New York Yankees (71-72) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at +105 while Boston is sitting at -125. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Nick Pivetta.

The Yankees have earned 183 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 203 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,232 times, while taking a walk on 485 occasions. As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 23rd in baseball. They have accrued 581 RBI's in addition to 1,055 hits for the year, while their team batting average is .225. They have notched a total of 602 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .302.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have allowed 175 long balls and 621 runs in total (10th in the league). New York has surrendered 1,119 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 565 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.99 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,275 batters. They have walked 451 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Yankees relievers have recorded a save percentage of 67.3% and has entered the game in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 222 base runners for the season and 36.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 155 times as well as having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have 74 holds this year (17th in baseball). They have 35 saves this season and have blown 17 of their 52 chances to get a save.

The Yankees have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,463 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in the majors. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 3,821 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,264 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and have 98 double plays.

Rodon has taken the hill for 893 innings and is sitting with 988 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.76 (373 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.248. He has allowed 775 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 340 walks. Rodon (58-51 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 while going up against 3,771 batters in the majors.

The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .437 and they score 5.02 runs per outing (8th in MLB). They have recorded 312 two-baggers, while taking a walk 433 times and putting up 718 runs. Boston has 169 home runs so far this season as well as 687 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,182 occasions (20th in baseball) and have totaled 1,302 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox have tallied an OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .264 over the course of the season.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.359 in addition to having a FIP of 4.48 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,241 strikeouts vs 436 walks). They sit at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,282. They have conceded 192 homers and they allow 4.98 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Boston pitching staff have conceded 700 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.62 (649 earned runs surrendered).

Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 159 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 125 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 116 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 62 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 75.5%, and they have sent 453 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Boston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have earned 40 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 123 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 1,276 assists, 96 errors and have notched a total of 3,792 putouts on the season. In their 11,376 innings on the field, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (28th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Pivetta has conceded 837 hits while totaling 934 K's in 858 frames. Pivetta (49-58 career record) is the owner of a 4.95 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 472 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.369 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 3,698 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+105)

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