Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+120) Boston (-144)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (6-4) will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (5-5) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +120 and the Red Sox are sitting at -144. The betting total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound will be Jose Berrios and Garrett Crochet.

The Blue Jays have accounted for 20 doubles as a team and have smacked 5 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging rate of .372 and have been called out on strikes 77 times, while taking a walk on 34 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in MLB. They have 32 RBI's and 83 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .257. They have tallied 35 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 14 home runs and also 41 total runs (14th in MLB). Toronto has conceded 73 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 41 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.21 this season (13th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 86 hitters. They have walked 31 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.40 as a team on the campaign.

Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 11 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 9 holds on the year (7th in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 15 save situations. They have accumulated 4 saves on the season and have not converted 2 of their 6 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 17 base runners on the campaign and 35.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 36 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Blue Jays have transformed 73.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 789 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 263 putouts on the year, in addition to 79 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage sits at .997 which puts them in 1st in baseball, and have a total of 7 double plays.

Berrios has taken the hill for 1,415 innings and has accounted for 1,356 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.09 (644 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.236. He has given up 1,327 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 422 walks. Berrios (99-78 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 5,955 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox have tallied an OBP of .363 in addition to a team batting average of .283 for the season. They have been rung up on 96 occasions (4th in baseball) and are sitting with 101 hits. Boston has tallied 11 home runs this season to go along with 60 runs batted in. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .451 and they are scoring 6.30 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have tallied 25 two-baggers, while taking a walk 45 times as well as putting up 63 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.345 in addition to having a FIP of 3.80 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (74 strikeouts against 25 bases on balls). They sit at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 92. They have given up 9 home runs and they yield 4.66 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 45 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.24 (41 earned runs given up).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 10 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 5 times in high leverage situations in addition to 7 occasions with runners on base. With 8 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 3 holds and 1 blown save. They rank 7th in the league with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 31 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Boston has had relievers enter the contest in 5 save opportunities and they have recorded 4 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in MLB). The Red Sox have racked up 95 assists, 8 errors and have accounted for 261 putouts on the season. Out of their 783 innings on the field, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (28th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Crochet has given up 189 base hits while earning 306 K's in 232 innings pitched. He has allowed 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.142 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.03 and he has faced 959 opposing batters so far in his career. Crochet (10-19 career win-loss mark) has a 3.18 ERA while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-144)

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