Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (53-47) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (51-48) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kirk McCarty and Shane McClanahan.

The Guardians have hit 185 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging % of .389 and have struck out 688 times, while drawing a walk on 284 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 15th in the league. They have amassed 413 RBI's and 849 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .252. They have earned 435 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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The Guardians hold a team earned run average of 3.87 on the campaign (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 805 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 285 batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Guardians pitchers have given up 107 home runs and 420 runs (11th in baseball).

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 81 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 26 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 69.4% and has come into the game in 65 save situations. They have earned 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of their 36 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 base runners so far this year and 30.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 302 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have 2,623 putouts on the year, as well as 904 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 20th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 79 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,869 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB.

McCarty (1-2 career mark) has earned a FIP of 7.81 while going up against 72 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 19 base hits (10.7 hits per 9 innings) with 7 walks. His ERA is 6.75 (12 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.625. McCarty has taken the hill for 16 frames and has earned 12 punch outs in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .307 as well as a team batting average of .239 this year. They have struck out on 885 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 804 hits. Tampa Bay is sitting with 91 HRs on the year as well as 390 runs batted in. The Rays have a team SLG% of .380 and they score 4.11 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have 174 doubles, while walking 301 times and putting up 411 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.158 and have a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.47 (858 strikeouts vs 247 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 783. They have yielded 113 HR's and they surrender 3.98 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 393 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.43 (339 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.5% out of 120 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on base. With 123 save situations, the Rays have 69 holds and 25 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league holding a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have sent 354 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves.

In 8,007 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (6th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 70 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 839 assists, 50 errors and have earned 2,669 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, McClanahan has conceded 191 base hits while tallying 295 K's in 241 innings pitched. McClanahan (20-9 career record) has earned a 2.61 earned run average while giving up 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 70 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.029 and having a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.18 and he has gone up against 952 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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