Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-118) Cleveland (-102)

The Boston Red Sox (13-10) are traveling to Progressive Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Cleveland Guardians (16-6). The odds on this game have Boston at -118 and Cleveland is priced at -102. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tanner Houck and Ben Lively.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 229 times, while being walked on 83 occasions. They have tallied 97 RBI's and 178 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .228. The Red Sox have compiled 35 doubles as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the stadium. They have 103 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 14th in the league.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.52 on the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 214 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 18 long balls and 85 runs (7th in MLB). They have walked 59 batters and their FIP sits at 3.27 as a squad this year. Boston has yielded 176 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 59 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.63 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12.

Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 19 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 16 holds on the season (5th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this year and have blown 6 out of their 14 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 runners on the campaign and 36.4% of them crossed home plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 73 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Boston Red Sox have a total of 631 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 202 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 13 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 1,893 innings, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball.

Houck has taken the hill for 278 frames and is sitting with 291 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Houck (18-20 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.43 while facing 1,163 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.62 (112 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.195. He has allowed 238 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 95 free passes.

Cleveland has tallied 22 home runs on the year and 112 RBIs. They have notched 43 doubles, while taking a walk 59 times and scoring 124 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated an OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .257 on the campaign. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they are earning 5.64 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 169 occasions (25th in MLB) and are sitting with 196 base hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 72 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.03 (67 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 18 home runs and they relinquish 3.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.221 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.68 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (209 strikeouts against 85 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 158.

Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.4% of 28 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 32 times in high leverage situations and on 21 occasions with runners on base. With 29 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 19 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 89 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 10 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (10th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 187 assists, 12 errors and have notched a total of 597 putouts on the season. Out of their 1,791 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (8th in the majors).

Lively (8-18 career mark) has a 5.01 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.55 and he has faced 925 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 119 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.395 and a FIP of 5.1. In his pro baseball career, Lively has conceded 233 hits while he has accumulated 166 K's in 213 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-118)

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