Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: NESN

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (52-57) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (57-50) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kutter Crawford and Jose Urena.

Boston is slugging .438 and have been called out on strikes 1,030 times, while being walked on 333 occasions. They have accumulated 502 runs batted in and 968 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .260. The Red Sox have earned 216 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 131 balls out of the park. They have earned 522 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .327. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Red Sox pitchers have given up 121 long balls and 496 runs in total (20th in MLB). Boston has allowed 904 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 421 earned runs. The Red Sox have an ERA of 3.93 for the year (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 922 batters. They have walked 292 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.94 as a team over the course of the season.

Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 95 times and also have had 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 53 holds for the season (16th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have a save rate of 57.4% and stepped onto the hill in 102 save situations. They have earned 27 saves this year and have blown 20 of 47 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 131 base runners this season and 33.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Red Sox have sent 330 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Red Sox have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,679 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have amassed 2,893 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 934 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Crawford (15-23 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.27 while going up against 1,374 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 296 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 96 free passes. His ERA is 4.33 (159 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.187. Crawford has pitched in 330 innings and has accumulated 331 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Texas has a total of 113 long balls for the year to go along with 441 RBIs. They have notched 146 doubles, while getting a free base 342 times and notching 460 runs. The Texas Rangers hold an OBP of .309 and a batting average of .239 on the season. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .378 and they are earning 4.22 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have struck out on 834 instances (25th in baseball) and have totaled 876 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 473 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (441 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 127 long balls and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.264 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (909 strikeouts against 365 walks). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 845.

With 88 save situations, the Rangers have 50 holds and also 13 blown saves. Texas has had relief pitchers take the mound in 36 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of their 196 inherited base runners. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.9%, and they have sent 315 relievers to the hill so far this season.

Out of their 8,616 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (3rd in the majors). The Texas Rangers have turned 74 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 941 assists, 45 errors and have earned 2,872 putouts so far this year.

Urena (42-74 career record) is the owner of a 4.74 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.81 and he has gone up against 3,964 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 482 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.398 and a FIP of 4.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Urena has surrendered 937 base knocks while he has totaled 618 strikeouts in 915 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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