San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (17-13) welcome the San Francisco Giants (14-16) at Fenway Park on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Harrison and Josh Winckowski.

San Francisco is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 242 times, while being walked on 91 occasions. They have earned 110 RBI's and 238 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .241. The Giants have tallied 45 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 116 runs scored and hold an OBP of .308. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which is 21st in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.79 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Giants pitchers have allowed 28 home runs in addition to 137 runs in total (23rd in baseball). San Francisco has yielded 258 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 129 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.43 for the year (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 226 batters. They have walked 81 hitters and their FIP is 3.96 as a squad for the season.

The Giants bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 33 runners this year and 45.5% of those players ended up scoring. Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 20 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 93 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have 13 holds on the campaign (28th in the league). They have recorded 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 out of their 8 chances to get a save.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 786 putouts this season, in addition to 335 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 32 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,358 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball.

Harrison (3-2 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 284 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 65 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 16 free passes. His earned run average is 4.12 (31 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.197. Harrison has taken the ball for 67 innings and has 66 K's so far in his career.

Boston has 36 home runs this year as well as 137 runs batted in. They have put up 48 doubles, while getting a free base 101 times and recording 143 runs. The Boston Red Sox have tallied a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .250 on the year. The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they are earning 4.77 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have struck out on 296 instances (3rd in baseball) and have tallied 257 base knocks.

The Boston pitching staff have conceded 106 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 2.59 (78 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 22 long balls and they relinquish 3.52 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.107 and have a FIP of 3.27 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (264 strikeouts vs 75 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 225.

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 16 holds and 7 blown saves. Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 15 save chances and they have earned 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 22 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 27 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 53.3%, and they have sent 94 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 268 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 814 putouts on the season. In their 2,442 innings on the field, the Red Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (14th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Winckowski has surrendered 196 base hits while he has earned 145 punch outs in 172 frames. He has given up 80 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.517 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and he has faced 770 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Winckowski (10-12 record in his career) has earned a 4.17 ERA and has conceded 10.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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