Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants 7/28/2023 Picks

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The Boston Red Sox will go against the San Francisco Giants in MLB action in Oracle Park, CA, on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 10:15 PM ET.

After their 5-3 victory over the dominant Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, who have the best record in the majors, the Boston Red Sox climbed to 55-47 overall.

The Sawx extended their unbeaten streak to four games by defeating Atlanta in a two-game home series.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who are in possession of the last American League wild card, are currently 1.5 games ahead of Boston.

Since the All-Star break, the Red Sox went 7-4, batting a respectable .284/.341/.515 with 22 extra-base hits, 21 home runs, and 65 runs scored in 377 at-bats.

In his 11 starts and eight bullpen appearances (71.1 innings pitched), right-hander Cutter Crawford, 27, is 4-5 with a 4.04 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 69/17 K/BB ratio in 2023.

Crawford pitched 40.2 innings (nine starts) and went 3-3 with a dreadful 4.43 ERA, 4.24 FIP, and.761 opposition OPS since securing his place in Boston’s starting rotation in early June.

Crawford battled in a futile home game against the New York Mets on Friday.

In four innings of work, he allowed four earned runs (two of them coming from home runs) on four hits. Three of Crawford’s past five outings resulted in a few home runs being given up.

The Red Sox bullpen pitched in 80 save opportunities and has a 78.4% save percentage. This season, the relievers were handed 103 base runners, and 28.2% of them reached first base.

Pitchers for the Red Sox started games with runners on base 67 times and in high-leverage situations 82 times. In the current season, the Red Sox sent 314 relievers to the hill.

The relievers pitchers are 27th in MLB with 43 holds so far this season. They made 29 saves so far this year, but 8 of their 37 chances to make saves were lost.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 matches.
The Boston Red Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches.
The Boston Red Sox are 11-5 SU in their last 16 matches against San Francisco.

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Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants Predictions 7/28/2023

Last Tuesday, in front of their home crowd, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Oakland Athletics 2-1 to stop their six-game losing skid.

On Wednesday, the Giants defeated the A’s 8-3 to sweep the two-game series and improve to 56-47 overall.

The San Francisco Giants are the top wild card in the National League, and they are second in the NL West, three matches behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Giants have the lowest OPS in the majors and went 7-6 since the All-Star break. San Francisco is having a terrible time.

Over the last two weeks, he hit 192/.281/.338 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs, and 51 runs scored in 417 at-bats.

Keep an eye on Wilmer Flores, who played in 12 games and is 14 for 38 with five doubles, five home runs, and eight RBI. In 2023, Flores had a 149 OPS+ versus southpaws and a 131 OPS+ against righties.

The 26-year-old right-hander Logan Webb will take the mound on Friday. In 21 starts (134.1 IP), he has a record of 8-8, a 3.48 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and a 136/24 K/BB ratio. Last Saturday, the Washington Nationals humbled Webb.

He only managed four outs in a crushing 10-1 loss at Nationals Park, surrendering an astounding six earned runs on five hits and a walk.

All season, Webb was a fantastic workhorse for the Giants. He pitched 62.1 innings in 10 starts over the past several months, recording a 4.33 ERA, 3.56 FIP, and .720 opposition OPS.

The San Francisco pitching staff has an ERA of 3.97 (403 earned runs given up) and allowed 444 runs this season. They rank 12th in MLB for runs allowed per nine innings (4.37) and allowed 108 long balls.

As of this point in the season, the Giants’ staff has a 3.92 FIP and a team WHIP of 1.257. With 888 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls, their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 8.70.

With 881 total hits allowed, their pitching staff ranks 23rd in the league.

The total went UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 8 matches.
The San Francisco Giants are 2-6 SU in their last 8 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 matches against Boston.

Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants. The MLB pick for this game is the Boston Red Sox.

Since the All-Star break, the Giants struggled at the plate, registering a 92 wRC+ against right-handed pitchers and a 40 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers.

In contrast, the Red Sox recorded a 131 wRC+ against right-handed pitchers and a 120 wRC+ against southpaws during that time.

Boston’s bullpen has a 4-0 record, three saves, a 2.29 ERA, and a 2.07 FIP in 55 innings, while San Francisco’s bullpen has a 7-0 record, five saves, a 3.38 ERA, and a 3.25 FIP in 58.2 innings.

Expect a close fight that may easily end anyway. The Boston Red Sox will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

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