San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-120) Boston (+102)

The San Francisco Giants (14-15) are en route to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will play the Boston Red Sox (16-13). The odds on this game have the Giants at -120 while the Red Sox are at +102. The over/under is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Webb and Cooper Criswell.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 232 times, while being walked on 90 occasions. They have compiled 110 RBI's and 234 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. The Giants have accounted for 45 two-baggers as a team and have hit 27 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 116 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.0 runs/g, which puts them at 20th in MLB.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.43 so far this season (24th in the league), and their staff has rung up 215 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 28 long balls and also 133 runs in total (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 75 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team over the course of the season. San Francisco has given up 246 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 125 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

The Giants have dispatched 90 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 32 runners on the campaign with 46.9% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 5 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 3 of 8 save opportunities. The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 13 holds this season (25th in MLB). Giants bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 19 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have amassed 762 putouts so far this season, in addition to 325 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 30 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of 2,286 innings on the field, which ranks them 24th in pro baseball.

Webb (45-33 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.14 and he has faced 2,806 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 644 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 161 walks. His earned run average is 3.34 (256 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.168. Webb has pitched in 689 innings and has earned 624 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Boston Red Sox have compiled an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .246 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 285 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have 246 base hits. Boston has compiled 36 long balls for the year as well as 133 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .414 and they earn 4.79 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have recorded 47 two-baggers, while taking a walk 95 times and putting up 139 runs.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.126 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.34 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 221. The Boston pitching staff have yielded 106 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 2.68 (78 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (254 strikeouts against 74 walks). They have conceded 22 dingers and they give up 3.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

With 32 save situations, the Red Sox have amassed 16 holds and also 7 blown saves. Boston has had relievers step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have converted 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and on 21 occasions with runners on base. Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 26 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in the league with a save rate of 53.3%, and they have sent 90 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

In their 2,361 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have racked up 261 assists, 24 errors and have earned a total of 787 putouts for the season.

During his career, Criswell has surrendered 59 hits while accumulating 38 K's in 49 frames. He has allowed 28 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.490 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has faced 222 hitters during his career. Criswell (2-3 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.14 ERA while allowing 10.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (+102)

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