Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+110) Tampa Bay (-130)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (53-46) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (50-48) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +110 while Tampa Bay opens at -130. The total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Zach Plesac and Corey Kluber.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .389 and have struck out 680 times, while taking a walk on 281 occasions. They have accrued 409 runs batted in in addition to 841 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .252. The Guardians have accrued 183 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 78 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 431 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in MLB.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.90 so far this year (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 794 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 107 long balls and 419 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 283 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a team on the season.

The Guardians have dispatched 300 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 118 base runners on the season with 30.5% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 24 saves on the season and have blown 11 of 35 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 68.6% and has come into the game in 63 save situations. The relievers have tallied 25 holds on the season (30th in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 81 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 2,596 putouts on the campaign, as well as 894 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 21st in baseball, and have a total of 78 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,788 innings on the field, which ranks them 11th in pro baseball.

Plesac (24-22 career mark) has a FIP of 4.48 while he has gone up against 1,702 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 376 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 106 walks. His ERA is 3.97 (182 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.168. Plesac has taken the hill for 412 innings and is sitting with 317 K's in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team on-base percentage of .307 and a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 874 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned 798 hits. Tampa Bay has a total of 91 long balls so far this year as well as 389 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging % of .381 and they are earning 4.14 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have 174 two-baggers, while taking a walk 299 times and earning 410 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.158 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.48 (850 strikeouts vs 244 walks). They rank 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 775. They have given up 112 homers and they relinquish 3.98 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 389 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.43 (335 earned runs conceded).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 53 save chances and they have come away with 28 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have sent 352 relievers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 22.5% out of 120 inherited runners. With 123 save situations, the Rays have 69 holds and also 25 blown saves.

Out of their 7,926 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (6th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 70 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (11th in the majors). The Rays have 834 assists, 50 errors and have a tally of 2,642 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Kluber has given up 1,336 base hits while he has earned 1,628 K's in 1,521 innings. He has given up a total of 548 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.103 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.76 and he has gone up against 6,151 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Kluber (109-67 mark in his career) holds a 3.24 earned run average and has conceded 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130) and under 7.5 runs

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