Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: NESN

The Detroit Tigers (68-67) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (69-65) at Comerica Park on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Cooper Criswell and Ty Madden.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have tallied 649 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. The Red Sox have earned 266 two-baggers as a team and have hit 168 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 625 RBI's in addition to 1,201 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .258. Boston has a slugging rate of .435 and have been rung up 1,299 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 165 home runs and 639 total runs (26th in MLB). Boston has yielded 1,145 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 554 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.14 on the campaign (19th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,126 batters. They have walked 373 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a team so far this season.

The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 55.0% and has come into the game in 135 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 runners so far this season and 34.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with players on base 132 times and also have had 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 430 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have recorded 71 holds so far this year (13th in MLB). They have earned 33 saves so far this season and have blown 27 of their 60 save opportunities.

The Red Sox have turned 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,842 innings, which ranks them 21st in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 3,614 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,190 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 30th in pro baseball, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Criswell has taken the mound for 121 innings and has totaled 92 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Criswell (6-6 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.77 while he has gone up against 531 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.84 (65 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.447. He has surrendered 138 base knocks (10.3 hits per 9 innings) with 37 free passes.

Detroit has accounted for 140 long balls this year as well as 550 RBIs. They have put up 204 doubles, while getting a free base 380 times and notching 571 runs. The Detroit Tigers have compiled an OBP of .298 in addition to a batting average of .234 so far this year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .389 and they score 4.23 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,187 occasions (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,062 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.193 and have a FIP of 3.74 as a pitching staff for the season. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,072. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 556 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (504 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,140 strikeouts against 358 walks). They have given up 134 long balls and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 51 save opportunities and they have recorded 31 saves. They sit at 22nd in the league with a save rate of 60.8%, and they have sent 413 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and on 145 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.9% out of 201 inherited base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 60 holds and 20 blown saves.

In their 10,791 innings played, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 106 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (14th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 1,144 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,597 putouts so far this year.

Madden (0-0 record in his career) has earned a 1.80 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 0.67 and he has gone up against 22 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 1 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and a FIP of 1.8. So far in his career, Madden has surrendered 4 base hits and he has 2 punch outs in 5 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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