Boston Red Sox vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (30-54) will play the Boston Red Sox (44-39) at loanDepot park on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and Valente Bellozo.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have earned a total of 381 runs while having a team OBP of .321. The Red Sox have tallied 150 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 94 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 364 runs batted in in addition to 716 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is at .252. Boston has a slugging rate of .419 and have struck out 782 times, while taking a walk on 261 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Red Sox pitchers have given up 83 home runs and also 351 runs in total (11th in the league). Boston has conceded 671 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 300 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.64 so far this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 719 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a squad for the season.

The Red Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 65.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners so far this season and 30.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 65 times and also have had 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers are sitting with 39 holds on the year (20th in baseball). They have recorded 21 saves on the season and have not converted 11 of their 32 chances to save the game.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 2,227 putouts on the year, in addition to 722 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .978 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 59 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,681 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in pro baseball.

Crawford has taken the ball for 300 innings and has 309 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.40 (147 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.218. He has allowed 271 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 95 free passes. Crawford (12-22 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 1,259 hitters in the major leagues.

The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .350 and they are scoring 3.49 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have notched 117 doubles, while walking 170 times as well as earning 293 runs. Miami is sitting with 66 home runs over the course of the season as well as 284 RBIs. They have struck out on 677 instances (20th in MLB) and have 654 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have a team OBP of .280 and a team batting average of .231 this year.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.356 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (675 strikeouts vs 282 free passes). They have a ranking of 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 728. They have conceded 86 long balls and they relinquish 5.06 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 419 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.52 (374 earned runs yielded).

Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 122 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 99 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Marlins have earned 39 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 45.2%, and they have dispatched 291 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 64 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (29th in MLB). The Marlins have accrued 787 assists, 57 errors and are sitting with 2,236 putouts on the campaign. In 6,708 innings on the field, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.3% (28th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Bellozo has allowed 2 base hits while tallying 2 punch outs in 5 innings pitched. Bellozo (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 0.00 ERA while conceding 3.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 0 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.400 and being the owner of a FIP of 0.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 0.00 and he has faced 18 batters during his pro baseball career.

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