Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+115) Boston (-135)

The Cleveland Guardians (10-5) are hitting the road to Fenway Park on Monday where they will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (9-7). The odds on this game have the Guardians at +115 and the Red Sox are opening at -135. The over/under is set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Xzavion Curry and Kutter Crawford.

The Guardians have accumulated 24 doubles as a squad and have knocked 13 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 107 times, while drawing a walk on 41 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 5.2 runs per game, which is 11th in MLB. They have recorded 64 RBI's in addition to 123 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .256. They have 73 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .330.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have allowed 7 long balls and 45 total runs (1st in the league). Cleveland has allowed 102 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 42 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.02 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 130 batters. They have walked 58 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.48 as a team so far this year.

The Guardians have dispatched 58 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 22 runners for the season with 18.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 4 saves so far this season and have blown 0 out of their 4 save chances. The Guardians relievers have compiled a save rate of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 16 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 12 holds for the year (5th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 13 times and also have had 19 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 375 putouts this season, in addition to 131 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 14 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,125 innings on the diamond, ranking them 18th in the majors.

Curry has taken the ball for 104 frames and has accounted for 70 K's in his MLB career. Curry (3-5 career mark) has a FIP of 4.64 while he has faced 451 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.23 (49 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.409. He has surrendered 111 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 36 walks.

Boston has compiled 17 home runs on the campaign and 64 runs batted in. They have hit 18 doubles, while taking a walk 48 times as well as putting up 67 runs. The Boston Red Sox have recorded an OBP of .305 as well as a team batting average of .233 for the year. The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .376 and they are earning 4.47 runs per game (18th in the league). They have struck out on 154 instances (4th in the league) and have earned 119 hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.132 and have a FIP of 3.47 as a team for the year. They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 113. The Boston pitching staff have given up 56 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 2.45 (37 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (148 strikeouts vs 41 walks). They have conceded 14 homers and they surrender 3.70 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of 16 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 13 occasions with runners on base. With 20 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 9 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 17th in MLB with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 47 relievers onto the diamond this year. Boston has called on relievers to take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have converted 6 saves.

Out of their 1,227 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (13th in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .971 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have 121 assists, 16 errors and have accumulated 409 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Crawford has given up 200 base knocks and he has 232 K's in 224 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 111 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.09 and he has gone up against 938 opposing batters during his MLB career. Crawford (9-15 career mark) is the owner of a 4.45 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+115)

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