Milwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Milwaukee Brewers (28-21) are headed to Fenway Park on Friday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (26-24). The pitchers taking the mound are Bryse Wilson and Kutter Crawford.

The Brewers have accrued 80 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 59 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while being walked on 178 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are compiling 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have accrued 232 RBI's in addition to 427 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .254. They have earned 244 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .331.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Brewers pitchers have yielded 57 home runs in addition to 200 runs (12th in baseball). Milwaukee has given up 391 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 186 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 on the season (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 375 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.43 as a squad for the season.

Brewers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 44 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 28 holds this season (11th in baseball). The Brewers relievers have a save rate of 73.9% and has come into the game in 51 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves so far this year and have missed out on 6 of 23 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 65 base runners on the campaign and 27.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Brewers have dispatched 160 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 1,300 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 432 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 10th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays. The Brewers have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,900 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball.

Wilson has taken the hill for 347 frames and has accumulated 254 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Wilson (17-18 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.98 and he has faced 1,500 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.58 (177 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.363. He has allowed 357 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 117 walks.

The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .408 and they are recording 4.50 runs per game (13th in the league). They have hit 91 two-baggers, while taking a walk 155 times and scoring 225 runs. Boston is sitting with 55 home runs on the campaign as well as 217 RBIs. They have struck out on 486 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 417 hits. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .243 on the season.

The Boston pitching staff have allowed 179 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.97 (142 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 42 homers and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.130 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (413 strikeouts against 122 walks). They sit at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 364.

Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have sent 158 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.4% out of 48 inherited base runners. With 43 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 22 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have accrued 445 assists, 37 errors and have accumulated 1,345 putouts this year. In 4,035 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Crawford has allowed 241 hits while earning 271 punch outs in 266 frames. He has surrendered 124 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.223 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.19 and he has gone up against 1,113 opposing batters so far in his career. Crawford (11-17 career win-loss mark) has a 4.19 earned run average while giving up 8.1 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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