Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

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

The Boston Red Sox (9-7) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (10-5) at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at +115 and Boston is priced at -135. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Bibee and Garrett Whitlock.

The Guardians have accounted for 26 doubles as a squad and have smacked 16 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .408 and have been rung up 120 times, while drawing a walk on 43 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 5.4 runs per game, which is 8th in MLB. They have 72 RBI's in addition to 132 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .254. They have accounted for 81 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Guardians pitchers have allowed 9 home runs in addition to 52 total runs (2nd in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 114 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 48 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.20 over the course of the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 137 hitters. They have walked 62 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.64 as a unit this season.

The Guardians have sent 63 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners for the year with 17.4% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 4 saves so far this year and have blown 1 of their 5 save opportunities. The Guardians relievers have compiled a save rate of 80.0% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 12 holds so far this season (5th in baseball). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 15 times as well as having 22 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 405 putouts on the year, as well as 142 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 15th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 15 double plays. The Guardians have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,215 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in MLB.

Bibee (11-4 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 650 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 139 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 53 free passes. His ERA is 3.24 (56 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.233. Bibee has pitched in 155 innings and has 156 K's so far in his career.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for a team OBP of .311 as well as a team batting average of .233 so far this year. They have struck out on 163 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned 126 hits. Boston has 20 home runs on the year to go along with 69 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .387 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have hit 19 doubles, while walking 56 times and racking up 72 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have yielded 60 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.54 (41 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 15 homers and they relinquish 3.72 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.144 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.80 (159 strikeouts against 44 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 122.

Boston has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. They rank 17th in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 49 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 28 times in high leverage situations and on 14 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% of 18 inherited runners. With 22 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 10 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 132 assists, 16 errors and have accumulated 436 putouts over the course of the season. In their 1,308 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball).

Whitlock (18-11 record in his career) has a 3.37 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.92 and he has gone up against 972 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.149 and having a FIP of 3.5. During his pro baseball career, Whitlock has given up 222 hits and he has 251 punch outs in 237 frames.

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

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

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