San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

The Boston Red Sox (16-13) are hosting the San Francisco Giants (14-15) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has San Francisco at -120 and Boston is sitting at +102. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Daulton Jefferies and Kutter Crawford.

The Giants have accrued 45 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 27 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging % of .383 and have struck out 232 times, while taking a walk on 90 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.0 runs per outing, which is 20th in the league. They have accumulated 110 RBI's and 234 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .245. They have accounted for 116 runs while having a team OBP of .311.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 4.43 for the year (25th in baseball), and they have rung up 215 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 28 long balls and also 133 runs (23rd in baseball). They have walked 75 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a unit on the year. San Francisco has allowed 246 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 125 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 base runners this year and 46.9% of those runners ended up scoring. Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 19 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have tallied 13 holds so far this season (25th in MLB). They have earned 5 saves this season and have missed out on 3 of 8 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 762 putouts on the year, as well as 325 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,286 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in the majors.

Jefferies has taken the mound for 689 innings and has racked up 624 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.34 (256 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.168. He has conceded 644 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 161 free passes. Jefferies (45-33 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.14 while he has faced 2,806 opposing batters in the majors.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .246 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 285 instances (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 246 hits. Boston has a total of 36 home runs so far this year as well as 133 RBIs. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .414 and they earn 4.79 runs per game (10th in the league). They have 47 two-baggers, while getting a free base 95 times as well as notching 139 runs.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.126 in addition to having a FIP of 3.32 as a staff so far this year. They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 221. The Boston pitching staff have conceded 106 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.68 (78 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (254 strikeouts vs 74 walks). They have conceded 22 homers and they allow 3.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Red Sox have amassed 16 holds and also 7 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 15 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.6% of 26 inherited runners. They sit at 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.3%, and they have sent 90 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 261 assists, 24 errors and have earned 787 putouts during this campaign. In their 2,361 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Crawford has given up 59 hits while accumulating 38 punch outs in 49 innings pitched. Crawford (2-3 record in his career) has earned a 5.14 ERA and has surrendered 10.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 28 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.490 and having a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 222 batters thus far in his career.

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

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

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