Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+120) New York (-142)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (54-35) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (47-39) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Red Sox at +120 while the Yankees are sitting at -142. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Josh Winckowski and Gerrit Cole.

Boston has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 818 times, while drawing a walk on 276 occasions. They have accrued 385 runs batted in in addition to 750 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .253. The Red Sox have compiled 154 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 402 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 86 home runs and 361 runs in total (11th in MLB). Boston has relinquished 695 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 306 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.57 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 752 hitters. They have walked 221 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a squad so far this year.

The Red Sox have sent 263 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 94 base runners this year and 30.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 22 saves this season and have not converted 12 out of their 34 save chances. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. The relievers have earned 42 holds on the season (18th in the league). Red Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 69 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,951 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,317 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 743 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 30th in MLB, and they have turned 60 double plays.

Winckowski has thrown 190 innings and has accounted for 154 punch outs in his MLB career. Winckowski (11-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 840 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.98 (84 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.479. He has surrendered 211 base hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 70 free passes.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .330 in addition to a batting average of .248 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 709 instances (19th in MLB) and have accounted for 737 base knocks. New York has compiled 127 long balls this season as well as 428 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .428 and they are earning 5.02 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 126 two-baggers, while getting a free base 349 times as well as putting up 447 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 664. The New York pitching staff have allowed 351 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.59 (316 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (757 strikeouts against 297 free passes). They have conceded 96 long balls and they surrender 3.99 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 159 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 78 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 40 holds and also 10 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 275 relievers to the hill for the year. New York has called on relievers to enter the game in 35 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves.

In their 7,134 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (4th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 716 assists, 51 errors and have accumulated 2,378 putouts for the season.

Cole (146-76 career record) has earned a 3.19 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.53 and he has faced 7,528 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 663 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.089 and having a FIP of 3.1. So far in his career, Cole has given up 1,562 base knocks while tallying 2,163 strikeouts in 1,872 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (+120)

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