Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+145) Boston (-170)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2) are on their way to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (2-1). The moneyline on this contest has Pittsburgh at +145 and Boston opens at -170. The total has been set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Roansy Contreras and Nick Pivetta.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are knocking in 2.7 runs per game, which is 23rd in MLB. They have tallied 8 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .282. The Pirates have tallied 3 doubles as a squad and have hit 2 balls out of the park. They have 7 RBI's and 19 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .196. Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .289 and have struck out 30 times, while being walked on 12 occasions.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.68 this year (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 29 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40. Pirates pitchers have given up 6 home runs and 13 runs in total (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 12 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.46 as a squad so far this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 75 putouts thus far, in addition to 21 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding rate sits at 1.000 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and have earned 3 double plays. The Pirates have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 225 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in the majors.

Contreras has taken the ball for 98 innings and is sitting with 90 K's during his career. His earned run average is 3.67 (40 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.276. He has given up 85 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 40 free passes. Contreras (5-5 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.29 and he has gone up against 420 hitters during his time in the majors.

Boston has 5 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 25 RBIs. They have put up 7 doubles, while taking a walk 9 times as well as putting up 27 runs. The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .395 as well as a team batting average of .327 for the season. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .564 and they are earning 9.00 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 24 occasions (24th in MLB) and have earned a total of 36 base hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.963 with a FIP of 6.33 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 (29 strikeouts vs 15 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 38. They have yielded 7 homers and they concede 7.67 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 23 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 7.67 (23 earned runs conceded).

The Boston Red Sox have turned 4 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (9th in the majors). The Red Sox have 30 assists, 1 error and have earned 81 putouts this season. In 243 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 59.0% (27th in MLB).

In his career, Pivetta has allowed 740 base hits while he has earned 784 strikeouts in 741 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 413 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.391 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and he has faced 3,204 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Pivetta (40-50 career mark) has earned a 5.02 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-170)

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