Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (54-34) will take on the Boston Red Sox (46-39) at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Tanner Houck and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Boston has a slugging % of .421 and have struck out 804 times, while being walked on 270 occasions. They have amassed 379 runs batted in in addition to 742 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .254. The Red Sox have hit 153 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 396 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 11th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.43 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 85 home runs and 356 runs in total (11th in MLB). Boston has yielded 687 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 303 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 3.59 for the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 737 hitters. They have walked 215 opposing players and their FIP is 3.67 as a unit over the course of the season.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 66 times and also have had 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 41 holds this year (19th in the league). The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 65.6% and has entered the game in 75 save situations. They have tallied 21 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 32 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 runners on the year with 29.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have dispatched 258 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 2,281 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 736 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which puts them in 30th in baseball, and have earned 60 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,843 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Houck has taken the mound for 359 frames and has accumulated 368 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.51 (140 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.166. He has surrendered 307 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 112 free passes. Houck (22-25 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 1,497 batters in the majors.

New York has knocked in 124 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 424 runs batted in. They have tallied 123 doubles, while walking 346 times as well as racking up 443 runs. The New York Yankees have a team OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .249 for the season. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .426 and they are scoring 5.03 runs per outing (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 703 occasions (17th in the league) and have accounted for 730 base hits.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.212 with a FIP of 4.14 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (747 strikeouts against 294 walks). They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 655. They have given up 93 home runs and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 343 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.54 (308 earned runs yielded).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.0% out of their 157 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on. With 77 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 40 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 272 relievers to the mound this year. New York has had relievers take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves.

In their 7,053 innings played, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 65 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Yankees have 706 assists, 49 errors and have accumulated 2,351 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 436 hits while tallying 511 K's in 498 innings. He has given up a total of 208 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.156 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.65 and he has faced 2,046 batters so far in his career. Cortes Jr (28-18 career win-loss record) holds a 3.76 earned run average while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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