New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (34-34) will take on the New York Yankees (49-21) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Gil and Cooper Criswell.

As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in MLB. They have 356 runs and hold an OBP of .334. The Yankees have earned 95 doubles as a squad and have knocked 104 balls out of the park. They have compiled 341 RBI's and 598 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .256. New York owns a slugging percentage of .440 and have been rung up 551 times, while drawing a walk on 266 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. Yankees pitchers have conceded 65 home runs and also 228 runs in total (1st in the league). New York has surrendered 481 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 201 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 2.89 so far this year (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 594 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 227 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a squad on the year.

The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 73.5% and has come into the game in 73 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 runners this season and 32.0% of them ended up scoring. Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 82 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 209 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have tallied 37 holds for the year (13th in the league). They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of their 34 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 73.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,643 innings, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 1,881 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 575 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Gil has taken the ball for 108 innings and has accounted for 133 K's during his career. His earned run average is 2.58 (31 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.073. He has allowed 60 base hits (5.0 hits per 9 innings) with 56 walks. Gil (9-2 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.54 while he has faced 441 batters in the major leagues.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .409 and they tally 4.49 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have put up 116 two-baggers, while taking a walk 212 times as well as scoring 305 runs. Boston has hit 73 long balls so far this season to go along with 293 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 653 occasions (3rd in the league) and have tallied 575 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .248 so far this year.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.159 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.57 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (592 strikeouts against 178 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 527. They have surrendered 63 home runs and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have yielded 276 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.42 (231 earned runs relinquished).

With 53 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 27 holds and 11 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of their 64 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 205 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In 5,475 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have accrued 599 assists, 50 errors and have accumulated 1,825 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Criswell has surrendered 95 base knocks while he has earned 74 strikeouts in 86 innings pitched. Criswell (4-5 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.92 earned run average and has conceded 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 47 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.374 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.22 and he has gone up against 375 hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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