Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: NESN

The Los Angeles Angels (4-2) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (5-2) at Angel Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Houck and Chase Silseth.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball. They have a total of 29 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. The Red Sox have earned 10 doubles as a team and have hit 4 baseballs out of the park. They have 26 RBI's as well as 63 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .253. Boston has a slugging rate of .349 and have been rung up 72 times, while taking a walk on 23 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 5.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 0.86. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 5 home runs and also 14 runs (2nd in baseball). Boston has given up 42 hits (5.9 per 9 innings) and 11 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 1.54 for the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 77 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 13 hitters and their FIP is 2.55 as a unit so far this season.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 7 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 6 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Red Sox relievers have a save rate of 80.0% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations. They have earned 4 saves this year and have missed out on 1 of 5 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 7 runners so far this year with 28.6% of those runners crossed home plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 23 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Boston Red Sox have earned 193 putouts for the season, as well as 58 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and have earned 3 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 73.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 579 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

Houck has taken the hill for 258 innings and has earned 273 punch outs during his career. Houck (16-19 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.49 while he has gone up against 1,079 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.77 (108 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.209. He has surrendered 219 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 93 free passes.

Los Angeles has hit 8 HRs so far this year as well as 26 runs batted in. They have notched 9 doubles, while getting a free base 22 times as well as putting up 31 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .226 over the course of the season. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .415 and they average 5.17 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 55 instances (18th in the league) and have totaled 44 hits.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.288 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a team this season. They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 45. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 32 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.85 (28 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (44 strikeouts vs 22 bases on balls). They have conceded 5 homers and they allow 5.54 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

With 8 save situations, the Angels have 4 holds and also 0 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 4 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 2 times in high leverage situations and on 6 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.5% out of their 11 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 19 relievers to the hill this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (19th in baseball). The Angels have accrued 57 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 156 putouts so far this year. Out of their 468 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (12th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Silseth has given up 79 hits and he has 85 strikeouts in 84 frames. Silseth (5-4 mark in his career) has earned a 5.04 earned run average while surrendering 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 47 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.417 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and he has faced 368 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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