New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (54-47) welcome the New York Yankees (60-44) at Fenway Park on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Marcus Stroman and Kutter Crawford.

The Yankees have accounted for 147 doubles as a squad and have knocked 147 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging % of .427 and have struck out 827 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 5.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 490 RBI's and 849 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .247. They have earned 510 runs while having a team OBP of .331.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.55 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 900 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 118 home runs and 402 runs (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 332 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a team this season. New York has allowed 770 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 362 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Yankees have dispatched 317 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 runners this season and 34.3% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 27 saves for the year and have not converted 12 of their 39 chances to save the game. The Yankees relievers have recorded a save percentage of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 45 holds on the campaign (24th in baseball). Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 111 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have transformed 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,256 innings, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,752 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 824 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 24th in MLB, and have 72 double plays.

Stroman has taken the mound for 1,413 innings and is sitting with 1,174 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.64 (572 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.258. He has given up 1,354 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 423 free passes. Stroman (84-81 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.59 while going up against 5,890 opposing batters in the majors.

The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .429 and they are scoring 4.73 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They have notched 189 doubles, while taking a walk 314 times as well as putting up 473 runs. Boston has a total of 120 home runs over the course of the season and 456 RBIs. They have struck out on 968 instances (4th in MLB) and are sitting with 886 hits. The Boston Red Sox have compiled an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .256 for the season.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.200 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.78 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (864 strikeouts vs 265 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 815. They have conceded 107 dingers and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 431 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.70 (370 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 92 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 47 holds and 17 blown saves. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with runners on base. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.0% of 109 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 300 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

Out of their 8,103 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (20th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 879 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 2,701 putouts for the year.

Crawford (15-23 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.26 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.40 and he has faced 1,351 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 154 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.180 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Crawford has surrendered 288 base knocks while he has earned 326 strikeouts in 325 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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