Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (16-6) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (13-10) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cooper Criswell and Carlos Carrasco.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which is 13th in the league. They have a total of 103 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308. The Red Sox have compiled 35 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 29 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 97 RBI's as well as 178 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .228. Boston is slugging .394 and have been called out on strikes 229 times, while drawing a walk on 83 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 18 home runs and 85 runs in total (6th in MLB). Boston has yielded 176 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 59 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 2.52 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 214 batters. They have walked 59 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.24 as a squad this year.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 19 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 16 holds for the season (5th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 6 of their 14 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 base runners for the year and 36.4% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have dispatched 73 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Red Sox have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,893 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 631 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 202 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .975 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 13 double plays.

Criswell has pitched in 44 frames and is sitting with 35 K's during his pro baseball career. Criswell (1-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.94 while going up against 204 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.73 (28 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.591. He has surrendered 56 base hits (11.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 14 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .324 as well as a batting average of .257 for the year. They have been rung up on 169 instances (25th in the league) and have recorded 196 base hits. Cleveland has recorded 22 home runs for the season to go along with 112 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .411 and they earn 5.64 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 43 doubles, while walking 59 times and putting up 124 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 72 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.03 (67 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 18 HR's and they relinquish 3.26 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.221 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.50 (209 strikeouts against 85 walks). They sit at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 158.

Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 10 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 89 relievers to the hill for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 32 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.4% of 28 inherited base runners. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Guardians have 19 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in MLB). The Guardians have racked up 187 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 597 putouts so far this season. Out of their 1,791 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (9th in the majors).

Carrasco (108-94 career mark) has a 4.04 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 6,495 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 698 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Carrasco has surrendered 1,516 hits while he has tallied 1,589 strikeouts in 1,556 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland

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