Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: NESN

Great American Ball Park is where the Cincinnati Reds (35-39) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (40-35) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Nick Pivetta and Frankie Montas.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB. They have earned 350 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Red Sox have compiled 135 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the park. They have recorded 335 runs batted in in addition to 653 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .254. Boston has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 717 times, while taking a walk on 243 occasions.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 3.45 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 656 batters. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 70 long balls and also 303 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 197 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.57 as a squad so far this season. Boston has allowed 587 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 257 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 57 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 33 holds so far this season (23rd in MLB). The Red Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.1% and has come into the game in 64 save situations. They have tallied 18 saves so far this season and have blown 11 of 29 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 77 base runners so far this season with 27.3% of them ended up scoring. The Red Sox have dispatched 224 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 2,014 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 647 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 30th in the majors, and have 52 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,042 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in the majors.

Pivetta has taken the ball for 936 innings and has accumulated 1,026 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Pivetta (54-63 career mark) has a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 4,006 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.81 (500 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.336. He has surrendered 896 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 355 walks.

Cincinnati has compiled 72 home runs on the campaign as well as 291 runs batted in. They have 105 two-baggers, while walking 240 times as well as scoring 309 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .225 over the course of the season. The Reds have a slugging percentage of .370 and they are scoring 4.18 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have been rung up on 664 occasions (7th in MLB) and have notched a total of 538 base hits.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 299 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (275 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 73 dingers and they relinquish 4.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (619 strikeouts against 229 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 578.

With 66 save situations, the Reds have 43 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 73 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 96 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 81.8%, and they have dispatched 234 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

Out of their 5,865 innings played, the Reds have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (10th in baseball). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 42 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Reds have racked up 559 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 1,955 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Montas has conceded 629 base knocks while tallying 661 strikeouts in 653 frames. He has allowed 288 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.304 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 2,790 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Montas (40-40 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.97 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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