Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Monday, May 27, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+136) Baltimore (-160)

The Baltimore Orioles (32-18) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (27-26) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Boston at +136 while Baltimore is coming in at -160. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cooper Criswell and Cole Irvin.

The Red Sox have tallied 95 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 56 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 503 times, while being walked on 161 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.4 runs/g, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have 222 RBI's and 431 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .242. They have accumulated 230 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .312.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.22 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Red Sox pitchers have given up 45 home runs in addition to 199 runs (8th in MLB). Boston has given up 401 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 162 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team ERA of 3.13 for the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 445 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 138 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.50 as a team on the campaign.

Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 40 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 22 holds this year (26th in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves on the season and have blown 9 of 20 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 50 base runners for the year and 34.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Boston Red Sox have amassed 1,399 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 464 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which ranks 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 37 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,197 innings, which has them sitting 16th in MLB.

Criswell has thrown 72 innings and has earned 65 strikeouts in his MLB career. Criswell (3-3 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.45 while he has faced 316 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.48 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.369. He has surrendered 79 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 20 free passes.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .436 and they earn 4.96 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have 84 two-baggers, while getting a free base 136 times and racking up 248 runs. Baltimore has accounted for 75 home runs for the year to go along with 239 RBIs. They have struck out on 402 instances (23rd in MLB) and are sitting with 416 base knocks. The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .243 for the season.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.141 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.65 as a team this year. They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 367. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 190 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.36 (169 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (433 strikeouts vs 150 free passes). They have conceded 46 long balls and they relinquish 3.77 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Sitting with 69 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 41 holds and also 11 blown saves. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. Their relievers have come in 66 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.4% of 81 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save rate of 60.7%, and they have sent 177 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 4,077 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (4th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 454 assists, 20 errors and have 1,359 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Irvin has surrendered 545 hits and he has 386 K's in 527 innings pitched. He has allowed 252 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.262 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has faced 2,231 hitters during his career. Irvin (26-36 mark in his career) has a 4.30 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+136)

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