Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: NESN

The New York Yankees (85-62) will take on the Boston Red Sox (74-73) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and Carlos Rodon.

The Red Sox have tallied 287 doubles as a unit and have knocked 183 baseballs out of the park. Boston is slugging .431 and have struck out 1,429 times, while drawing a walk on 446 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.7 runs per outing, which is 8th in baseball. They have tallied 671 RBI's and 1,297 hits this year, while their batting average is .255. They have 697 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .321.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.13 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,239 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 180 long balls in addition to 695 runs in total (24th in MLB). They have walked 412 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.16 as a squad so far this season. Boston has allowed 1,245 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 605 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 145 times as well as having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 77 holds for the season (13th in the league). The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 56.1% and has come into the game in 147 save situations. They have tallied 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 29 out of their 66 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 202 base runners over the course of the season with 34.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 474 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Boston Red Sox have notched a total of 3,956 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,305 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 30th in professional baseball, and have 106 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,868 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball.

Crawford has thrown 375 innings and is sitting with 369 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.46 (186 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.175. He has conceded 329 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 112 free passes. Crawford (17-29 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 while he has gone up against 1,558 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .432 and they earn 5.01 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have notched 221 doubles, while taking a walk 600 times and scoring 736 runs. New York has accumulated 217 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 707 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,188 instances (21st in MLB) and have recorded 1,236 hits. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .250 for the year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.248 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,313 strikeouts vs 483 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,160. They have yielded 164 long balls and they concede 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 611 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.77 (551 earned runs allowed).

New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 58 save chances and they have earned 38 saves. They sit at 11th in the league with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 474 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 134 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% of 236 inherited base runners. With 135 save situations, the Yankees have earned 75 holds and 20 blown saves.

In 11,850 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (12th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,187 assists, 88 errors and have amassed 3,950 putouts over the course of the season.

Rodon (73-63 record in his career) has earned a 3.89 earned run average and has conceded 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 4,522 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 462 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Rodon has surrendered 939 hits while he has tallied 1,192 punch outs in 1,069 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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