Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Arizona Diamondbacks (72-56) are hitting the road to Fenway Park on Saturday where they will compete against the Boston Red Sox (67-59). The pitchers who are expected to start are Zac Gallen and Kutter Crawford.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 678 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 215 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 157 balls out of the park. They have 646 RBI's and 1,132 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .260. Arizona is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 990 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.56 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 130 long balls in addition to 601 total runs (24th in baseball). Arizona has surrendered 1,150 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 567 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.47 over the course of the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 972 batters. They have walked 379 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a unit on the campaign.

Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 119 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 77 holds on the season (8th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 58.2% and stepped onto the hill in 134 save situations. They have recorded 32 saves on the season and have blown 23 of their 55 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 165 base runners so far this year and 40.0% of them crossed the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 424 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 3,426 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,181 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 1st in professional baseball, and have 117 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,278 innings, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball.

Gallen (48-37 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.25 while going up against 3,174 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 642 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 241 free passes. His earned run average is 3.30 (285 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.136. Gallen has pitched in 777 innings and is sitting with 831 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .440 and they earn 4.98 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have hit 253 two-baggers, while walking 397 times as well as scoring 628 runs. Boston has knocked in 160 home runs on the season as well as 604 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,223 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 1,150 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .261 so far this year.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 600 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.13 (520 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 158 home runs and they give up 4.77 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (1,072 strikeouts against 345 walks). They come in at 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,078.

Boston relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of their 172 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 153 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with runners on base. With 133 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 71 holds and also 26 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save rate of 55.2%, and they have sent 406 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Boston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 58 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves.

In 10,194 innings played, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 88 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 1,102 assists, 91 errors and have a total of 3,398 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Crawford has surrendered 312 base knocks and he has 347 strikeouts in 350 innings. He has allowed a total of 177 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.37 and he has gone up against 1,457 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Crawford (17-25 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.55 earned run average and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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