Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (43-42) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (50-34) at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dane Dunning and Chris Murphy.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have tallied 494 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. The Rangers have accumulated 185 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 114 baseballs out of the park. They have 473 RBI's as well as 808 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .274. Texas has a slugging percentage of .459 and have been called out on strikes 737 times, while taking a walk on 292 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Rangers pitchers have yielded 86 home runs and 338 total runs (5th in baseball). Texas has surrendered 643 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 317 earned runs. The Rangers have an ERA of 3.82 this season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 684 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 239 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a squad on the season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 51.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations. The relievers have inherited 123 base runners so far this year and 30.1% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 75 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 226 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have accumulated 39 holds on the season (23rd in baseball). They have earned 15 saves so far this year and have blown 14 out of their 29 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have transformed 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,717 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,239 putouts on the year, as well as 755 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and they have twisted 76 double plays.

Dunning has thrown 385 innings and has tallied 337 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Dunning (18-19 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.12 while going up against 1,646 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.06 (174 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.337. He has surrendered 376 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 139 free passes.

The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .424 and they tally 4.87 runs per game (8th in the league). They have put up 190 doubles, while walking 273 times as well as scoring 414 runs. Boston has hit 90 HRs on the year to go along with 396 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 701 occasions (18th in the league) and have earned a total of 758 hits. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated an on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .260 so far this year.

The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 401 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (367 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 110 home runs and they concede 4.81 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.290 with a FIP of 4.37 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (725 strikeouts against 242 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 727.

With 68 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 37 holds and 8 blown saves. Boston has had relievers take the mound in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and on 54 occasions with runners on base. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of their 82 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball holding a save rate of 74.2%, and they have sent 254 relievers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 6,759 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 69 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 752 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 2,253 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Murphy has allowed 6 hits and he has 12 punch outs in 10 innings pitched. Murphy (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 1.80 ERA while allowing 5.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 2 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.900 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.00 and he has gone up against 40 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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