Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (28-27) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (40-18) on Friday. The men taking the mound will be Tyler Glasnow and Garrett Whitlock.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 5.9 runs per outing, which is 2nd in the league. They are sitting with 340 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .343. The Rays have hit 102 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 103 balls out of the park. They have recorded 327 runs batted in in addition to 523 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .267. Tampa Bay is slugging .486 and have struck out 483 times, while being walked on 197 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Rays pitchers have conceded 60 long balls and also 221 total runs (4th in baseball). Tampa Bay has surrendered 443 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 211 earned runs. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.69 on the season (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 485 batters. They have walked 181 batters and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Rays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 60.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 57 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 base runners this year and 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 45 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 188 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have earned 29 holds on the year (15th in MLB). They have accumulated 17 saves on the season and have blown 11 of their 28 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 1,542 putouts so far this season, as well as 552 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and have earned 48 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,626 innings, ranking them 1st in baseball.

Glasnow has thrown 414 innings and is sitting with 524 strikeouts in his MLB career. Glasnow (20-20 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.77 and he has faced 1,731 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.02 (185 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.244. He has surrendered 339 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 176 walks.

The Boston Red Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .264 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 438 occasions (25th in the league) and have recorded 499 hits. Boston has 63 long balls for the year as well as 275 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .435 and they are recording 5.18 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have recorded 124 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times and earning 285 runs.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 4.63 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (463 strikeouts vs 165 free passes). They have a ranking of 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 473. They have given up 77 long balls and they relinquish 5.14 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have yielded 276 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.70 (252 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 48 save situations, the Red Sox have accrued 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with runners on base. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.1% of 38 inherited base runners. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 167 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

Out of their 4,347 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (17th in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in the majors). The Red Sox have recorded 472 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 1,449 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Whitlock has surrendered 151 base hits while accumulating 178 punch outs in 172 innings. He has surrendered 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.09 and he has faced 692 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Whitlock (14-8 record in his career) has earned a 3.02 ERA and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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