Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (28-27) will attempt to defeat the Detroit Tigers (26-27) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jack Flaherty and Nick Pivetta.

The Tigers have earned 84 doubles as a unit and have hit 46 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .378 and have been called out on strikes 462 times, while taking a walk on 163 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which is 18th in the league. They have 215 runs batted in and 421 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .236. They have earned 225 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .306.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.20. Tigers pitchers have given up 51 home runs and also 225 runs (11th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 424 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 198 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.77 for the year (11th in the league), and they have rung up 443 hitters. They have walked 143 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.69 as a team so far this season.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 55 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 22 holds on the campaign (28th in baseball). The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.0% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. They have recorded 14 saves so far this season and have missed out on 11 of their 25 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 80 runners so far this year with 31.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 158 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Tigers have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,254 innings on the diamond, ranking them 13th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 1,418 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 450 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays.

Flaherty has taken the hill for 728 innings and has earned 829 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.75 (304 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.199. He has given up 611 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 263 free passes. Flaherty (43-38 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.93 while he has faced 3,033 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox have compiled a team OBP of .314 as well as a team batting average of .244 on the season. They have struck out on 533 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have tallied 459 hits. Boston has 58 home runs on the year as well as 235 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .406 and they are earning 4.42 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have recorded 98 doubles, while walking 171 times as well as scoring 243 runs.

The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 214 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.22 (176 earned runs allowed). They have given up 45 home runs and they allow 3.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.166 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (474 strikeouts against 144 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 430.

Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% of 52 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 65 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with base runners. With 46 save situations, the Red Sox have amassed 24 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 170 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 21 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

In 4,431 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (19th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 493 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 1,477 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Pivetta has surrendered 877 base hits and he has 1,000 punch outs in 913 innings pitched. Pivetta (52-62 career record) has a 4.84 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 491 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.339 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has gone up against 3,910 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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