Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Space City Home Network

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (61-52) will take on the Houston Astros (59-55) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Ronel Blanco and Tanner Houck.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are earning 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 13th in the league. They have notched a total of 519 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320. The Astros have recorded 189 doubles as a squad and have knocked 128 balls out of the park. They have earned 497 RBI's and 1,012 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .259. Houston has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 810 times, while taking a walk on 309 occasions.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.97 on the season (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,024 hitters. Astros pitchers have conceded 136 home runs and also 475 runs in total (10th in the league). They have walked 412 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad for the year. Houston has allowed 891 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 446 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 63 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 65 holds for the year (12th in the league). The Astros relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.0% and stepped onto the hill in 112 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves for the year and have missed out on 17 of their 46 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 93 base runners for the season with 28.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Astros have sent 363 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 3,036 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 938 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 6th in the majors, and have earned 95 double plays. The Astros have transformed 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,108 innings, which has them sitting 10th in the majors.

Blanco has taken the ball for 182 innings and has accumulated 180 K's so far in his career. Blanco (11-7 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.51 and he has faced 753 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.56 (72 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.186. He has given up 136 base knocks (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has 80 free passes.

Boston has 144 home runs this season to go along with 541 RBIs. They have recorded 231 doubles, while walking 352 times as well as notching 563 runs. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .262 for the year. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .445 and they score 4.98 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,084 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,036 base hits.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (973 strikeouts against 308 bases on balls). They come in at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 951. They have allowed 134 long balls and they surrender 4.69 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Boston pitching staff have yielded 529 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.01 (453 earned runs relinquished).

With 107 save situations, the Red Sox have 57 holds and also 20 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have earned 28 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with base runners. Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 142 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 352 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 9,147 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (22nd in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 77 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have racked up 973 assists, 85 errors and have earned a total of 3,049 putouts during this campaign.

Houck (23-27 career mark) has a 3.59 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and he has faced 1,616 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 154 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 3.5. During his MLB career, Houck has surrendered 334 hits while totaling 386 K's in 386 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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