Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+102) Boston (-120)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (7-6) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Angels (6-6) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +102 and Boston is at -120. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Anderson and Brayan Bello.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in MLB. They have accumulated 54 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. The Angels have recorded 15 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 baseballs out of the park. They have 45 RBI's in addition to 93 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .232. Los Angeles is slugging .382 and have been rung up 109 times, while drawing a walk on 44 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 5.09 so far this season (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 99 batters. Angels pitchers have allowed 16 home runs in addition to 64 runs in total (22nd in baseball). They have walked 39 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.62 as a unit for the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 96 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 60 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

The Angels have dispatched 39 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 24 runners for the season with 41.7% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 5 saves so far this year and have blown 0 of 5 chances to get a save. The Angels bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 11 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 6 holds over the course of the season (20th in MLB). Angels relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 12 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have 318 putouts this year, in addition to 99 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which puts them in 6th in MLB, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Angels have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 954 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Anderson has taken the ball for 957 frames and has earned 807 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.29 (456 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.274. He has surrendered 932 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 288 walks. Anderson (52-49 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 4,033 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .233 for the season. They have struck out on 133 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have accounted for 105 base hits. Boston has accumulated 16 long balls on the campaign to go along with 57 RBIs. The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .381 and they score 4.62 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have notched 15 two-baggers, while getting a free base 43 times as well as scoring 60 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.118 and have a FIP of 3.46 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 93. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 47 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 2.36 (31 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.00 (132 strikeouts vs 39 free passes). They have given up 12 HR's and they give up 3.58 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% of 16 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 13 occasions with base runners. With 20 save situations, the Red Sox have 9 holds and 5 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 42 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have earned 6 saves.

Out of their 1,065 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (8th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 6 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 105 assists, 13 errors and have notched a total of 355 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Bello has surrendered 254 base knocks while totaling 198 punch outs in 229 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 111 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.433 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has faced 1,001 hitters in his MLB career. Bello (15-20 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.35 earned run average while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+102)

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