New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: YES

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (54-47) will take on the New York Yankees (60-44) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Nestor Cortes Jr and Brayan Bello.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have accounted for 510 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .331. The Yankees have accounted for 147 doubles as a squad and have hit 147 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 490 runs batted in and 849 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .247. New York has a slugging rate of .427 and have been rung up 827 times, while drawing a walk on 412 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Yankees pitchers have given up 118 home runs in addition to 402 total runs (7th in the league). New York has relinquished 770 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 362 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.55 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 900 batters. They have walked 332 batters and their FIP is 4.14 as a team on the year.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 111 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 45 holds on the year (24th in the league). The Yankees bullpen have earned a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 12 of their 39 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 base runners on the season and 34.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 317 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Yankees have turned 71.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,256 innings, which has them ranked 4th in baseball. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,752 putouts for the season, in addition to 824 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 72 double plays.

Cortes Jr has thrown 512 frames and is sitting with 524 punch outs in his MLB career. Cortes Jr (28-20 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.81 and he has gone up against 2,113 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.86 (220 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.169. He has surrendered 454 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 145 walks.

The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .429 and they average 4.73 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have recorded 189 doubles, while taking a walk 314 times and scoring 473 runs. Boston has hit 120 home runs on the year to go along with 456 RBIs. They have struck out on 968 instances (4th in baseball) and have earned 886 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have recorded an OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .256 on the season.

The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 431 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (370 earned runs given up). They have yielded 107 home runs and they yield 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.200 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.78 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (864 strikeouts vs 265 walks). They are currently ranked 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 815.

Boston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 43 save chances and they have earned 26 saves. They sit at 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.0% out of their 109 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 47 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 71 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 879 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 2,701 putouts this season. In 8,103 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (20th in baseball).

Bello (24-24 career mark) has earned a 4.65 earned run average while surrendering 10.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and he has gone up against 1,357 opposing batters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 160 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Bello has conceded 344 base hits while he has totaled 279 strikeouts in 310 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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