Cleveland, OH
Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH
TV: NESN
Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+124) Cleveland (-146)
Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (17-6) will attempt to defeat the Boston Red Sox (13-11) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +124 while the Guardians are priced at -146. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Brayan Bello and Triston McKenzie.
As a team, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which is 13th in the league. They have tallied 104 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305. The Red Sox have tallied 36 doubles as a unit and have smacked 30 balls out of the park. They have tallied 98 runs batted in in addition to 184 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .227. Boston has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 241 times, while taking a walk on 83 occasions.
Get all of our MLB Betting Picks
They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and also 89 runs (7th in MLB). Boston has given up 183 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 63 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 2.60 so far this season (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 220 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 65 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.30 as a team on the year.
The Red Sox have sent 75 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 24 base runners for the season with 37.5% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 6 out of their 14 save opportunities. The Red Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. The relievers have 16 holds for the year (5th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 20 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,965 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 16th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 655 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 214 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which has them ranked 30th in MLB, and they have turned 14 double plays.
Bello (17-20 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.10 while he has gone up against 1,046 batters in the majors. He has allowed 261 base knocks (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 79 walks. His ERA is 4.22 (113 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.411. Bello has thrown 241 innings and has 213 K’s during his MLB career.
The Cleveland Guardians have an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .257 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 175 occasions (26th in the league) and have earned 203 base hits. Cleveland has a total of 23 home runs over the course of the season and 116 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .411 and they tally 5.57 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have notched 45 doubles, while getting a free base 65 times and putting up 128 runs.
The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.197 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a pitching staff this season. They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 164. The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 73 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 2.94 (68 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 9.60 (221 strikeouts vs 85 free passes). They have allowed 19 long balls and they surrender 3.16 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).
Sitting with 31 save situations, the Guardians have earned 20 holds and 3 blown saves. Cleveland has had relievers step onto the hill in 11 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 20.7% out of their 29 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in baseball with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have sent 92 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.
In 1,872 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (7th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 17 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Guardians have accrued 195 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 624 putouts this season.
McKenzie (20-26 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.80 ERA while surrendering 6.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 1,519 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 160 ER’s while holding a WHIP of 1.077 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his pro baseball career, McKenzie has allowed 269 base hits while he has accumulated 395 punch outs in 378 innings.
Who will win tonight’s MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Take Cleveland (-146)
Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here
Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a bone-headed play by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle on Tuesday night to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
With a runner at second and one out, Ingle caught a routine fly ball hit by Rangers left fielder Alejandro Osuna for the second out. Thinking it was the third out, Ingle looked at the ball in his glove before throwing it over the protective netting to fans.
The umpires immediately ruled the ball was dead, and Ezequiel Duran was awarded home plate.
Pederson connected for his 14th homer — and 11th since May 26 — off Tanner Bibee (2-9) to tie it 2-all in the third.
Jung’s ninth homer made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Manzardo gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead in the first with his 10th homer.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was pulled before his at-bat in the first inning because of back discomfort. The five-time All-Star missed 19 games earlier this season with back spasms.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power customers are without power in the city of Cleveland.
Check CPP’s and FirstEnergy’s websites for the latest information on the outages.
As temperatures remain at extreme levels, Cleveland Public Power is responding to isolated service interruptions caused by equipment working harder during periods of sustained high demand.
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) June 30, 2026
The outages are mostly located from downtown Cleveland to the westside.
19 News has reached out to Cleveland Public Power and FirstEnergy for more information on the outages but have yet to hear back.
Copyright 2026 WOIO. All rights reserved.
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Department of Public Health is educating drivers about a law many may not know about: the city’s ban on idling.
Under city law, idling is any time a driver sits in their car without a destination or purpose. The law prohibits idling for more than five minutes, or else drivers could be fined. There are limited exemptions to the law, including weather conditions and some vehicle types.
The health department said idling is illegal because of the effects our cars’ emissions have on the environment and our health. The health department said one minute of idling produces more carbon monoxide emissions than smoking three packs of cigarettes.
When we run our cars, tiny particles are emitted from the exhaust, and, according to the health department, they can enter our lungs and contribute to respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
Christina Yoka, chief of air pollution outreach with the Cleveland Department of Public Health, said the solution starts with thinking about your daily routine.
“From the time you leave your home for work in the morning, think about the time you get in the car,” she said. “Do you stop and get coffee, and you’re in the drive-thru? Do you look at your phone while you’re waiting to put something in your GPS and checking text messages?”
Yoka said a new anti-idling campaign is underway to remind Cleveland drivers and employees about the law. Signs will be placed in city parking lots and garages.
“There are all these moments throughout the day that we’re in our cars and we think, ‘Oh! It’s just two to three minutes, but then add that up over the course of the day,” she said.
Yoka said idling is never a good idea, but warmer temperatures like we’re seeing this week make pollution even worse. She recommends windshield covers, cracking your car windows and parking in the shade to keep cool.
We Follow Through
Want us to continue to follow through on a story? Let us know.
-
Arizona3 minutes agoArizona still pursuing nuclear energy despite hurdles | Arizona Capitol Times
-
Arkansas8 minutes agoArkansas Postcard Past: Wynne in 1909 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
-
California15 minutes agoAs fireworks pop off for July 4, which are legal to use in California?
-
Colorado18 minutes agoAvalanche Signs Beckman | Colorado Avalanche
-
Connecticut23 minutes agoImmigrant advocates urge Connecticut to prepare after Supreme Court TPS ruling
-
Delaware30 minutes agoDelaware’s dangerous heat wave impacts pets. How to keep them safe
-
Florida31 minutes agoCocaine, guns reported found after gas station surveillance in Florida
-
Georgia38 minutes agoLIVE BLOG: Severe storms threaten North Georgia
