Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (52-57) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (57-50) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and Max Scherzer.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have earned a total of 522 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. The Red Sox have earned 216 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 502 RBI's in addition to 968 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .260. Boston owns a slugging percentage of .438 and have been called out on strikes 1,030 times, while being walked on 333 occasions.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.93 this season (13th in baseball), and they have struck out 922 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 121 home runs and also 496 total runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 292 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team on the year. Boston has surrendered 904 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 421 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.16 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 95 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 53 holds this season (16th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 102 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves on the year and have not converted 20 of 47 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 131 base runners on the year and 33.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox have sent 330 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,893 putouts for the season, in addition to 934 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which puts them in 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 74 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,679 innings on the diamond, ranking them 26th in baseball.

Pivetta has thrown 973 innings and has earned 1,079 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Pivetta (55-66 career record) holds a FIP of 4.75 while he has faced 4,164 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.83 (522 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.332. He has surrendered 934 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 363 walks.

The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .378 and they score 4.22 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have notched 146 two-baggers, while taking a walk 342 times and earning 460 runs. Texas has 113 home runs for the year as well as 441 runs batted in. They have struck out on 834 occasions (25th in MLB) and have recorded 876 hits. The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this year.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 473 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.15 (441 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 127 home runs and they surrender 4.45 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.264 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (909 strikeouts against 365 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 845.

Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of 196 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with runners on base. With 88 save situations, the Rangers have earned 50 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 16th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.9%, and they have dispatched 315 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Texas has had relievers enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves.

Out of their 8,616 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with 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 941 assists, 45 errors and have a total of 2,872 putouts this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Scherzer has conceded 2,341 base knocks while earning 3,405 punch outs in 2,873 innings. Scherzer (216-112 record in his career) holds a 3.16 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 1,008 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 3.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.52 and he has faced 11,610 batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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