Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (75-75) are headed to Tropicana Field on Tuesday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (73-77). The expected starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta and Shane Baz.

The Red Sox have hit 291 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 186 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging rate of .430 and have been called out on strikes 1,455 times, while being walked on 454 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in MLB. They have accrued 684 RBI's as well as 1,323 hits this year, and their team batting average is .255. They have tallied 710 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 183 home runs and 706 runs in total (25th in MLB). Boston has relinquished 1,266 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 615 earned runs. The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 on the year (18th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,264 batters. They have walked 427 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Red Sox have dispatched 487 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 211 runners so far this season with 34.6% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 37 saves for the season and have not converted 30 of 67 save chances. The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.2% and has entered the game in 149 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 78 holds this year (16th in the league). Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 150 times and also have had 177 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,093 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 4,031 putouts this year, as well as 1,327 assists and 108 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays.

Pivetta has taken the hill for 1,012 frames and has totaled 1,123 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Pivetta (55-69 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.71 and he has faced 4,320 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.78 (538 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.322. He has allowed 965 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 373 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an OBP of .304 and a batting average of .230 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,379 instances (5th in baseball) and have tallied 1,154 base hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 136 long balls for the season to go along with 531 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they earn 3.80 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have 235 two-baggers, while taking a walk 469 times as well as scoring 570 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 634 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.88 (576 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 190 home runs and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.222 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,280 strikeouts vs 424 bases on balls). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,209.

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 66 save chances and they have come away with 46 saves. They are ranked 4th in baseball with a save rate of 69.7%, and they have dispatched 505 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 188 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.0% out of 171 inherited base runners. With 165 save situations, the Rays have 97 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

Out of their 12,030 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 103 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Rays have recorded 1,186 assists, 85 errors and have notched a total of 4,010 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Baz has surrendered 81 hits while totaling 98 strikeouts in 100 frames. He has given up a total of 40 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.168 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and he has gone up against 414 hitters in his pro baseball career. Baz (5-5 career record) holds a 3.59 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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