Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (28-28) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (27-28) on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Kenta Maeda and Tanner Houck.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in baseball. They have accounted for 235 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Tigers have accrued 85 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 48 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 225 RBI's as well as 435 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .235. Detroit has a slugging % of .377 and have been called out on strikes 481 times, while taking a walk on 168 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 53 long balls and also 235 runs in total (12th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 440 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 208 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.82 this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 465 batters. They have walked 147 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.65 as a squad on the year.

The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.0% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. The relievers have inherited 82 base runners over the course of the season and 31.7% of them ended up scoring. Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 57 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 163 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have 22 holds for the season (28th in the league). They have compiled 14 saves so far this year and have blown 11 of their 25 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,472 putouts this season, as well as 466 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which puts them in 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 4,416 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in baseball.

Maeda has pitched in 902 innings and has accumulated 975 strikeouts in his career. Maeda (67-50 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.83 and he has gone up against 3,710 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.99 (400 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.147. He has surrendered 777 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 258 free passes.

Boston has recorded 58 HRs over the course of the season and 236 RBIs. They have 98 doubles, while getting a free base 174 times and scoring 244 runs. The Boston Red Sox have tallied an OBP of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .243 this season. The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .402 and they tally 4.36 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have struck out on 539 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 465 hits.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.164 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.46 as a staff on the season. They have a ranking of 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 436. The Boston pitching staff have allowed 220 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.28 (182 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (481 strikeouts against 146 bases on balls). They have yielded 47 long balls and they give up 3.96 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

With 46 save situations, the Red Sox have amassed 24 holds and also 9 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 21 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 52 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 171 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 498 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 1,501 putouts this season. Out of their 4,503 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (17th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Houck has surrendered 273 base hits and he has 332 K's in 323 innings pitched. He has allowed 123 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.173 and having a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 1,341 hitters thus far in his career. Houck (19-24 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.43 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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