Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-106) Boston (-110)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (9-8) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (11-5) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at -106 while Boston is at -110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ben Lively and Tanner Houck.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .411 and have been called out on strikes 128 times, while drawing a walk on 44 occasions. They have 77 runs batted in and 141 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .254. The Guardians have hit 28 doubles as a team and have knocked 17 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 87 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 5.4 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 9 home runs and also 52 total runs (2nd in the league). Cleveland has given up 117 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 48 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.00 for the year (4th in the league), and they have struck out 145 hitters. They have walked 64 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.52 as a unit for the year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 15 times and also have had 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 12 holds this season (5th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 80.0% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. They have earned 4 saves on the season and have blown 1 of their 5 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners this season and 17.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have dispatched 66 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 432 putouts this season, as well as 148 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 15 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,296 innings, which has them ranked 10th in the majors.

Lively has thrown 208 innings and has accounted for 159 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 5.05 (117 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.409. He has surrendered 230 base hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 64 walks. Lively (8-17 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.16 while going up against 906 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox have a team OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .226 on the year. They have struck out on 171 occasions (4th in the league) and have accounted for 129 base hits. Boston has tallied 20 HRs so far this season to go along with 69 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .372 and they are earning 4.24 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 19 two-baggers, while taking a walk 58 times and putting up 72 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.142 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.46 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 131. The Boston pitching staff have yielded 66 runs for the season while having an ERA of 2.69 (46 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.70 (167 strikeouts against 45 bases on balls). They have conceded 16 dingers and they relinquish 3.85 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the Red Sox have 10 holds and also 5 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 12 save chances and they have come away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. They sit at 18th in baseball with a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 53 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

In their 1,389 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (15th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 9 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 140 assists, 17 errors and have amassed 463 putouts this season.

In his career, Houck has allowed 235 base knocks while he has totaled 282 punch outs in 269 innings pitched. Houck (17-20 career mark) has a 3.74 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 112 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.224 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 1,134 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-106)

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