Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (50-41) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (51-43) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Cole Ragans and Cooper Criswell.

The Royals have accrued 158 doubles as a team and have knocked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City is slugging .406 and have been called out on strikes 649 times, while taking a walk on 252 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 12th in the league. They have accrued 419 RBI's and 771 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .247. They have notched a total of 432 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Royals pitchers have conceded 86 home runs and also 371 runs (8th in MLB). Kansas City has given up 756 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 347 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 so far this season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 756 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 288 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team for the year.

Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 72 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 47 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 84 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of 36 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 runners for the season with 27.0% of them crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 296 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Royals have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,407 innings, which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 2,469 putouts for the season, in addition to 844 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 11th in MLB, and they have turned 69 double plays.

Ragans has pitched in 245 innings and has totaled 274 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.63 (99 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.215. He has allowed 204 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 94 free passes. Ragans (12-14 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.58 while he has faced 1,017 batters in the majors.

The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .421 and they earn 4.70 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have 163 doubles, while taking a walk 289 times as well as notching 428 runs. Boston has hit 106 HRs on the campaign as well as 411 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 878 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 793 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an OBP of .322 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the year.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.197 with a FIP of 3.70 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (797 strikeouts vs 238 free passes). They come in at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 740. They have given up 92 home runs and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 392 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.69 (335 earned runs yielded).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.0% of 103 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 96 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with base runners. With 82 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 43 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They rank 14th in the league with a save rate of 64.9%, and they have sent 276 relievers to the mound for the season. Boston has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 37 save chances and they have converted 24 saves.

In 7,356 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 64 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 784 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 2,452 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Criswell has surrendered 98 hits while tallying 80 punch outs in 90 innings pitched. He has allowed 49 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.368 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 and he has faced 392 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Criswell (4-5 career mark) has earned a 4.91 ERA while surrendering 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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