Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Boston Red Sox (7-5) are hosting the Los Angeles Angels (6-6) at Fenway Park on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Reid Detmers and Tanner Houck.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 15th in baseball. They have 54 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Angels have tallied 15 doubles as a unit and have hit 13 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 45 RBI's and 93 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .232. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .382 and have been rung up 109 times, while drawing a walk on 44 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.54 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Angels pitchers have given up 16 home runs in addition to 64 runs (23rd in MLB). Los Angeles has surrendered 96 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 60 earned runs. The Angels have compiled a team earned run average of 5.09 on the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 99 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.61 as a team over the course of the season.

Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 12 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 6 holds for the season (20th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 11 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves for the season and have blown 0 out of their 5 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 24 runners on the year and 41.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Angels have sent 39 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 318 putouts for the season, as well as 99 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which is 7th in pro baseball, and have 10 double plays. The Angels have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 954 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in the majors.

Detmers (14-19 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.03 while facing 1,326 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 282 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 121 free passes. His earned run average is 4.28 (147 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.303. Detmers has thrown 309 innings and has accumulated 328 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .380 and they are recording 4.67 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 11 doubles, while getting a free base 41 times as well as racking up 56 runs. Boston has recorded 15 long balls for the year as well as 53 RBIs. They have been rung up on 126 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 97 hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .235 over the course of the season.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.082 and have a FIP of 2.96 as a staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 10.30 (124 strikeouts vs 33 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 84. They have allowed 8 home runs and they allow 3.16 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 38 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.08 (25 earned runs conceded).

Boston has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 10 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 37 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.7% out of their 15 inherited base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 7 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 4 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .972 (29th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have 93 assists, 12 errors and have earned 325 putouts on the campaign. In 975 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (11th in professional baseball).

Houck (17-19 career win-loss record) holds a 3.68 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and he has gone up against 1,103 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 108 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.205 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. During his MLB career, Houck has conceded 223 hits while totaling 280 K's in 264 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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