MLB Pick: First-Five Innings Under 4 (+100) at Bovada (visit our Bovada Review)
Top-rated sportsbooks have released their MLB odds for today’s action.
One particular game that interests me is the Red Sox vs. Angels. For your best bets, I will recommend investing in the Red Sox-Angels first-half “under.”
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, April 06, 2024 – 09:38 PM ET at Angel Stadium
Garrett Whitlock
Boston starts Garrett Whitlock tonight. Whitlock’s career disparity between his ERA as a starter and his ERA as a reliever may suggest that he is made to be a reliever, but this statistical disparity is superficial because it requires context.
After an injury-induced late start to Spring Training plagued the beginning of his season as a starter, he thrived as a reliever last year because he made key adjustments to his pitches. We’re seeing the fruits of those adjustments.
Trying to prove that he belongs in Boston’s starting rotation, Whitlock achieved a strong season-opening performance in which he displayed the effective potential of his different pitches. His sinker, for example, is benefiting from a different grip. This pitch yielded a .143 BA. His breaking stuff and his changeup alike also benefit from his focus on altering how batters perceive them at the plate.
Whitlock Takeaway
Last year, Whitlock dominated the Angels with seven innings of one-run ball. This start took place in April when he was still finding his footing after his injury-induced slow start to his season.
Now, he is in good form and improved in general. It is only logical to expect him to continue thriving against the same team, as he proves that he belongs in the starting rotation.
Reid Detmers
Reid Detmers starts for the Angels tonight. In his season-opening start, Detmers cooled off Baltimore’s tough lineup.
He’s primed to also cool off a Boston lineup that slugs .333 against his pitches from lefties.
MLB Pick: First-Five Innings Under 4 (+100) at Bovada
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