Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: NESN

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-41) will take on the Boston Red Sox (53-42) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and James Paxton.

The Red Sox have recorded 173 doubles as a team and have knocked 112 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .425 and have struck out 919 times, while drawing a walk on 296 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 11th in the league. They have 429 runs batted in as well as 834 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have tallied 446 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 96 home runs and also 402 total runs (11th in baseball). Boston has surrendered 768 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 345 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 3.64 so far this season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 823 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 246 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a team so far this season.

The Red Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 runners over the course of the season with 32.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 77 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 282 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have tallied 44 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). They have compiled 26 saves so far this year and have blown 13 out of their 39 save opportunities.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with 2,560 putouts so far this season, in addition to 826 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 66 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,680 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in the majors.

Crawford has pitched in 320 frames and is sitting with 324 K's during his MLB career. Crawford (15-22 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.09 and he has faced 1,329 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.16 (148 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.177. He has allowed 281 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 96 walks.

Los Angeles has 129 HRs on the campaign as well as 463 RBIs. They have put up 176 doubles, while taking a walk 374 times as well as scoring 479 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .254 on the year. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .434 and they average 4.94 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 795 occasions (18th in the league) and have notched a total of 842 hits.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.189 and are the owners of 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 relinquished with 736. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 391 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (362 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (817 strikeouts against 295 walks). They have yielded 113 long balls and they yield 4.06 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 102 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Dodgers have 53 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save rate of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 316 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have tallied 28 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 837 assists, 48 errors and have accounted for 2,602 putouts this season. In 7,806 innings played, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Paxton has surrendered 855 hits while he has accumulated 989 strikeouts in 934 frames. He has conceded 390 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and he has faced 3,907 opposing batters during his MLB career. Paxton (71-40 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.76 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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