Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Marquee

The Boston Red Sox (14-11) are hosting the Chicago Cubs (15-9) at Fenway Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shota Imanaga and Kutter Crawford.

The Cubs have compiled 36 doubles as a team and have smacked 27 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .412 and have been called out on strikes 210 times, while drawing a walk on 93 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. They have amassed 120 RBI's in addition to 197 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .246. They have tallied 130 runs and hold an OBP of .327.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Cubs pitchers have yielded 25 home runs and also 106 total runs (15th in the league). Chicago has conceded 191 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 94 earned runs. The Cubs hold a team earned run average of 3.94 so far this season (16th in the league), and the staff has rung up 211 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 83 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.02 as a unit on the year.

Cubs pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 26 times and also have had 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 18 holds this year (4th in MLB). The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 32 save situations. They have tallied 7 saves on the year and have blown 6 of their 13 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 38 base runners on the season and 39.5% of them earned a run for their team. The Cubs have dispatched 85 relievers to the hill this season.

The Cubs have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,932 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 644 putouts thus far, as well as 206 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 17th in the majors, and they have turned 17 double plays.

Imanaga (3-0 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.08 while facing 82 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 14 base hits (5.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 2 free passes. His ERA is 0.84 (2 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.750. Imanaga has taken the mound for 21 frames and has accounted for 21 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Boston is sitting with 33 home runs for the season as well as 106 runs batted in. They have hit 40 two-baggers, while taking a walk 84 times and putting up 112 runs. The Boston Red Sox hold a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .235 on the campaign. The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .407 and they score 4.48 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 249 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 200 base knocks.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 89 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 2.50 (63 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 19 long balls and they allow 3.53 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.110 in addition to having a FIP of 3.25 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (227 strikeouts against 65 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 187.

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of 24 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 30 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 16 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They sit at 19th in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 77 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Boston has had relievers take the mound in 14 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 15 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have 225 assists, 21 errors and have a tally of 682 putouts this season. In 2,046 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Crawford has given up 209 base hits while totaling 244 strikeouts in 236 innings. He has allowed 112 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 984 batters so far in his MLB career. Crawford (10-15 record in his career) has a 4.27 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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