Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: NESN

The Baltimore Orioles (33-18) welcome the Boston Red Sox (27-26) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Brayan Bello and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in baseball. They have notched a total of 232 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. The Red Sox have recorded 96 two-baggers as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the park. They have amassed 224 RBI's as well as 440 hits this year, and their batting average is .243. Boston has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 512 times, while taking a walk on 162 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 45 home runs and 200 runs in total (7th in the league). Boston has yielded 409 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 163 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 3.09 so far this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 457 batters. They have walked 139 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.45 as a team on the campaign.

The Red Sox have sent 166 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 50 base runners this season and 34.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have 12 saves on the season and have blown 9 of 21 chances to save the game. The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 22 holds for the year (27th in the league). Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 40 times in addition to having 63 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,278 innings on the field, which has them sitting 18th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have 1,426 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 476 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 37 double plays.

Bello (19-21 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.23 and he has faced 1,111 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 276 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 85 walks. His earned run average is 4.31 (123 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.406. Bello has taken the ball for 256 innings and is sitting with 224 strikeouts so far in his career.

Baltimore has 77 home runs on the year to go along with 243 RBIs. They have tallied 86 doubles, while taking a walk 139 times and recording 252 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a team OBP of .302 and a batting average of .242 so far this season. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .436 and they score 4.94 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have struck out on 418 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have totaled 422 base hits.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 191 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.31 (170 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 47 home runs and they yield 3.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.130 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (446 strikeouts vs 154 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 368.

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Orioles have recorded 43 holds and 11 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 29 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 66 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.4% out of their 81 inherited runners. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 180 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In their 4,158 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (3rd in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Orioles have 458 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 1,386 putouts so far this year.

Rodriguez (12-5 career record) has earned a 4.04 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.90 and he has gone up against 707 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 75 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 161 base hits and he has 180 punch outs in 167 innings pitched.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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