Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NESN

The Los Angeles Dodgers (56-41) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (53-42) at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The men taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and James Paxton.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .425 and have been rung up 919 times, while being walked on 296 occasions. They have recorded 429 RBI's and 834 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .255. The Red Sox have accounted for 173 doubles as a squad and have smacked 112 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 446 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 11th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 96 long balls and 402 runs (11th in the league). Boston has given up 767 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 342 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 3.61 this season (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 823 batters. They have walked 246 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a unit for the season.

Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 77 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 44 holds this year (23rd in baseball). The Red Sox bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. They have tallied 26 saves for the year and have blown 13 of their 39 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 base runners for the year with 32.4% of them crossed home plate. The Red Sox have sent 282 relievers to the hill this season.

The Red Sox have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 7,680 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 2,560 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 826 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which ranks 30th in MLB, and they have turned 66 double plays.

Pivetta (54-65 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.74 and he has gone up against 4,097 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 916 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 361 walks. His ERA is 4.81 (512 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. Pivetta has pitched in 958 innings and is sitting with 1,055 punch outs thus far in his career.

Los Angeles has hit 129 home runs over the course of the season and 463 RBIs. They have recorded 176 doubles, while taking a walk 374 times and putting up 479 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .254 so far this year. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .434 and they tally 4.94 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 795 occasions (18th in baseball) and have tallied 842 base knocks.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.189 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a squad so far this year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 736. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 391 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.76 (362 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (817 strikeouts vs 295 bases on balls). They have surrendered 113 home runs and they concede 4.06 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 45 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 316 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 63 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 80 inherited runners. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Dodgers have 53 holds and 17 blown saves.

In 7,806 innings on the field, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 837 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,602 putouts so far this season.

Paxton (71-40 career mark) holds a 3.76 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.21 and he has faced 3,907 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 390 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Paxton has conceded 855 base hits while he has accumulated 989 strikeouts in 934 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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