Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+153) New York (-185)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (84-62) will play the Boston Red Sox (74-72) on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Red Sox at +153 while the Yankees are at -185. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tanner Houck and Clarke Schmidt.

Boston is slugging .432 and have been called out on strikes 1,415 times, while being walked on 442 occasions. They have accrued 670 runs batted in and 1,293 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .256. The Red Sox have tallied 285 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 182 balls out of the park. They have racked up 696 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .322. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league.

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The Red Sox have an ERA of 4.15 so far this season (18th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,231 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 179 home runs and also 693 total runs (24th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 407 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a squad this season. Boston has relinquished 1,238 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 604 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 142 times and also have had 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 77 holds so far this year (13th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 56.1% and has entered the game in 147 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this year and have not converted 29 of their 66 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 198 base runners on the campaign and 35.4% of them crossed the plate. The Red Sox have sent 468 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 3,929 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,296 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which ranks 30th in baseball, and have earned 105 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,787 innings, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

Houck (23-29 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.56 while going up against 1,768 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 367 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 140 free passes. His ERA is 3.61 (169 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.204. Houck has taken the ball for 421 frames and has accumulated 413 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The New York Yankees have recorded a team OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,180 instances (22nd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,229 hits. New York has recorded 216 home runs over the course of the season as well as 705 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .433 and they average 5.03 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have notched 221 doubles, while taking a walk 595 times as well as racking up 734 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.252 with a FIP of 4.09 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,156. The New York pitching staff have yielded 610 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.79 (550 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,299 strikeouts vs 479 bases on balls). They have yielded 163 dingers and they relinquish 4.20 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Sitting with 135 save situations, the Yankees have 75 holds and also 20 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 58 save chances and they have converted 38 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 132 times in high leverage situations and on 157 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.2% of 235 inherited runners. They rank 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 470 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

The New York Yankees have gotten 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in baseball). The Yankees have 1,179 assists, 88 errors and have earned a total of 3,920 putouts so far this season. In 11,760 innings on the field, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (15th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Schmidt has allowed 286 base hits while tallying 287 punch outs in 294 innings. Schmidt (19-18 mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 128 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.312 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.87 and he has gone up against 1,265 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+153)

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