Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (34-58) are traveling to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Boston Red Sox (49-40). The pitchers who are expected to start are Joey Estes and Brayan Bello.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .380 and have struck out 887 times, while taking a walk on 285 occasions. They have compiled 333 runs batted in and 682 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .224. The Athletics have hit 127 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 109 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 347 runs while holding a team OBP of .295. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 92 long balls and 436 runs in total (26th in the league). Oakland has given up 794 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 391 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.34 this season (23rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 677 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 303 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.30 as a team for the year.

The Athletics have sent 290 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 runners over the course of the season and 31.8% of those runners ended up scoring. They have earned 17 saves so far this year and have blown 13 out of their 30 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 54 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league). Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 97 times in addition to having 90 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,302 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have earned 2,434 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 788 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and have earned 92 double plays.

Estes (3-4 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.77 while he has faced 273 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 61 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 15 free passes. His ERA is 4.84 (35 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.167. Estes has taken the hill for 65 innings and has tallied 50 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Red Sox hold a slugging % of .419 and they average 4.65 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have 158 two-baggers, while getting a free base 281 times and earning 414 runs. Boston has hit 103 home runs this year to go along with 397 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 856 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 772 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .252 on the campaign.

The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 378 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.62 (321 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 90 homers and they relinquish 4.26 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.189 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (771 strikeouts against 231 free passes). They rank 13th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 719.

Sitting with 82 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 43 holds and 13 blown saves. Boston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 37 save opportunities and they have recorded 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 96 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on base. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 102 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 64.9%, and they have sent 272 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In 7,194 innings played, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 771 assists, 67 errors and have 2,398 putouts for the season.

Bello (22-24 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.58 ERA and has given up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and he has faced 1,281 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 149 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and having a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Bello has surrendered 323 base hits while accumulating 258 punch outs in 293 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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