Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, August 19, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: NESN

The Houston Astros (65-55) are hosting the Boston Red Sox (63-57) at Minute Maid Park on Monday. The starting pitchers are Tanner Houck and Yusei Kikuchi.

The Red Sox have tallied 241 doubles as a unit and have hit 149 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .439 and have been called out on strikes 1,163 times, while drawing a walk on 377 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB. They have compiled 572 RBI's and 1,092 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .261. They have 595 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.12 on the season (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,025 batters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 150 home runs and also 574 runs in total (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 327 opposing players and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad so far this year. Boston has given up 1,025 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 495 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 118 times in addition to having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 61 holds this season (15th in MLB). The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 54.7% and stepped onto the hill in 117 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves for the season and have blown 24 of 53 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 162 runners this year and 34.6% of those players crossed home plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 380 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Red Sox have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,723 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 3,241 putouts thus far, as well as 1,044 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 30th in the majors, and have accumulated 84 double plays.

Houck (23-27 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.50 while going up against 1,670 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 344 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 133 walks. His ERA is 3.55 (157 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. Houck has pitched in 398 innings and has earned 390 punch outs so far in his career.

The Houston Astros have earned a team on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .260 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 860 occasions (28th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,072 base hits. Houston has 142 HRs so far this season as well as 529 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .418 and they score 4.61 runs per outing (13th in MLB). They have 196 doubles, while walking 326 times and putting up 553 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have allowed 489 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (459 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 138 home runs and they concede 4.12 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Astros have a WHIP of 1.263 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.20 (1,094 strikeouts vs 428 free passes). They come in at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 920.

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Astros have amassed 73 holds and also 18 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have tallied 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 116 times in high leverage situations in addition to 68 occasions with runners on. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.5% of 102 inherited runners. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 383 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Houston Astros have gotten 98 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 981 assists, 56 errors and have earned a total of 3,201 putouts so far this season. Out of their 9,603 innings on the field, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has conceded 774 base hits while totaling 785 K's in 765 innings pitched. Kikuchi (38-46 career record) has earned a 4.68 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 398 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.369 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 3,298 hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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