Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+112) Tampa Bay (-132)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (25-24) will meet the Boston Red Sox (24-24) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +112 and the Rays are at -132. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brayan Bello and Ryan Pepiot.

Boston has a slugging rate of .408 and have been rung up 458 times, while drawing a walk on 148 occasions. They have earned 200 runs batted in and 395 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. The Red Sox have tallied 89 doubles as a squad and have smacked 50 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 207 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.14. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 42 home runs in addition to 179 runs in total (10th in MLB). Boston has given up 361 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 142 earned runs. The Red Sox have an ERA of 3.03 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 405 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 121 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.54 as a squad this season.

Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 36 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 21 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). The Red Sox relievers have compiled a save rate of 52.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. They have earned 10 saves so far this year and have not converted 9 of their 19 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 45 runners on the campaign with 35.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 151 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Red Sox have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,873 innings, which has them ranked 10th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have 1,291 putouts thus far, as well as 427 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 30th in MLB, and have a total of 33 double plays.

Bello (18-21 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 1,086 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 272 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) with 81 free passes. His ERA is 4.31 (120 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.408. Bello has taken the hill for 250 innings and has racked up 218 strikeouts so far in his career.

Tampa Bay has recorded 41 HRs this season to go along with 180 runs batted in. They have hit 66 doubles, while taking a walk 150 times as well as putting up 198 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .242 on the year. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .365 and they are earning 4.12 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have struck out on 438 instances (6th in MLB) and are sitting with 389 hits.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.257 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (409 strikeouts against 139 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 403. They have allowed 62 home runs and they surrender 4.74 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 227 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.30 (206 earned runs given up).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 26 save chances and they have walked away with 16 saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 155 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of 53 inherited base runners. With 62 save situations, the Rays have earned 35 holds and 10 blown saves.

Out of their 3,966 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (15th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 34 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (16th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 378 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 1,322 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Pepiot has conceded 76 hits while he has totaled 121 strikeouts in 115 innings. He has given up 39 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.035 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and he has faced 460 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Pepiot (8-3 record in his career) has a 3.05 ERA and has conceded 5.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-132)

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