Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+140) Atlanta (-166)

The Boston Red Sox (19-16) are traveling to Truist Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (20-12). The moneyline on this game has the Red Sox at +140 and the Braves open at -166. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and Chris Sale.

Boston is slugging .409 and have struck out 347 times, while drawing a walk on 117 occasions. They have accounted for 156 runs batted in as well as 294 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .246. The Red Sox have earned 62 doubles as a unit and have hit 38 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 162 runs scored while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 11th in MLB.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 2.61 for the season (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 297 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 26 home runs and also 121 total runs (3rd in MLB). They have walked 87 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.31 as a unit this year. Boston has conceded 261 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 91 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.11.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 27 times as well as having 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 18 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 53.3% and stepped onto the hill in 34 save situations. They have tallied 8 saves on the year and have blown 7 of their 15 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 runners so far this season and 35.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Red Sox have dispatched 110 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 943 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 310 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 30th in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,829 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Pivetta has thrown 894 innings and has totaled 980 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Pivetta (51-60 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.38 while going up against 3,832 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.81 (478 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.341. He has given up 858 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 342 walks.

The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .257 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 286 instances (20th in the league) and are sitting with 285 base hits. Atlanta has a total of 32 home runs so far this year as well as 156 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging % of .415 and they are recording 5.09 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 72 two-baggers, while getting a free base 101 times and recording 163 runs.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.226 with a FIP of 3.96 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (267 strikeouts vs 95 free passes). They sit at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 257. They have allowed 35 dingers and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 129 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (120 earned runs allowed).

Atlanta has had relievers step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves. They rank 17th in the league holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 102 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 35 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 30 inherited base runners. Sitting with 32 save situations, the Braves have accrued 18 holds and 5 blown saves.

In 2,586 innings played, the Braves have a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (9th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 32 double plays and have a fielding rate of .992 (1st in MLB). The Braves have accrued 327 assists, 9 errors and have earned a total of 862 putouts this season.

In his career, Sale has conceded 1,477 hits while he has accumulated 2,231 K's in 1,817 frames. He has conceded a total of 628 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.27 and he has faced 7,322 batters so far in his MLB career. Sale (124-81 record in his career) has earned a 3.11 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+140)

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