Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Boston Red Sox (49-40) will play the Oakland Athletics (34-58) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are JP Sears and Nick Pivetta.

The Athletics have recorded 127 doubles as a squad and have knocked 109 baseballs out of the park. Oakland is slugging .380 and have struck out 887 times, while drawing a walk on 285 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 28th in baseball. They have compiled 333 RBI's in addition to 682 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .224. They have accounted for 347 runs scored and hold an OBP of .295.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Athletics pitchers have allowed 92 home runs and 436 runs in total (25th in MLB). Oakland has yielded 794 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 391 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.34 over the course of the season (23rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 677 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 303 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a squad for the year.

The Athletics bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 56.7% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. The relievers have inherited 132 base runners so far this year with 31.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 97 times and also have had 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 290 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 54 holds for the season (9th in the league). They have earned 17 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 13 of their 30 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,302 innings, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,434 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 788 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and have earned 92 double plays.

Sears has pitched in 337 frames and has accumulated 280 strikeouts so far in his career. Sears (16-24 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 1,431 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.46 (167 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has surrendered 323 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 106 walks.

Boston has accounted for 103 home runs for the season and 397 RBIs. They have hit 158 two-baggers, while walking 281 times as well as racking up 414 runs. The Boston Red Sox have tallied a team OBP of .320 and a batting average of .252 for the season. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .419 and they average 4.65 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 856 instances (4th in the league) and have earned 772 base hits.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.189 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (771 strikeouts vs 231 walks). They sit at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 719. They have given up 90 long balls and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 378 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.62 (321 earned runs allowed).

Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 102 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 96 times in high leverage situations and on 74 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Red Sox have 43 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have dispatched 272 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have recorded 24 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have 771 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 2,398 putouts on the campaign. In 7,194 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (20th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Pivetta has allowed 910 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,045 strikeouts in 951 frames. Pivetta (54-64 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.81 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 508 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and he has gone up against 4,069 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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