New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (73-70) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (71-72) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Clarke Schmidt and Tanner Houck.

New York has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 1,232 times, while being walked on 485 occasions. They have accumulated 581 RBI's in addition to 1,055 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .225. The Yankees have tallied 183 doubles as a unit and have knocked 203 balls out of the stadium. They have 602 runs scored and have an OBP of .302. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.99 this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,275 hitters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 175 long balls and 621 runs in total (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a squad so far this season. New York has surrendered 1,119 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 565 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 155 times and also have had 161 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 74 holds on the year (17th in MLB). The Yankees relievers have earned a save percentage of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 127 save situations. They have recorded 35 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 52 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 222 runners on the season and 36.5% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have dispatched 452 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Yankees have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,463 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have amassed 3,821 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,264 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 98 double plays.

Schmidt has taken the ball for 211 innings and has 208 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 4.27 (100 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.336. He has surrendered 211 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 71 free passes. Schmidt (14-14 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.05 while he has faced 917 batters in the major leagues.

Boston has accounted for 169 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 687 RBIs. They have recorded 312 two-baggers, while taking a walk 433 times and putting up 718 runs. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .264 so far this season. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .437 and they score 5.02 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,182 occasions (20th in the league) and have 1,302 hits.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.359 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.48 as a staff over the course of the season. They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,282. The Boston pitching staff have allowed 700 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.62 (649 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,241 strikeouts against 436 bases on balls). They have conceded 192 long balls and they allow 4.98 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 62 holds and also 13 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with base runners. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of 159 inherited runners. They sit at 1st in the league with a save percentage of 75.5%, and they have dispatched 453 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 11,376 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (28th in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have turned 123 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,276 assists, 96 errors and have earned 3,792 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Houck has conceded 198 base knocks while earning 244 K's in 233 frames. He has given up a total of 100 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.206 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.94 and he has gone up against 972 opposing hitters so far in his career. Houck (13-18 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.86 ERA while surrendering 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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