Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, September 19, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (81-64) will compete against the Houston Astros (95-51) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Garcia and Drew Rasmussen.

Houston is slugging .424 and have been rung up 1,072 times, while taking a walk on 490 occasions. They have 642 runs batted in and 1,200 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .246. The Astros have hit 254 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 196 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 662 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320. As a unit, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 2.95 on the year (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,352 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.10. Astros pitchers have surrendered 122 home runs and also 472 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 415 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.34 as a team so far this season.

The Astros relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 77.0% and has come into the game in 153 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 132 base runners this season with 28.0% of them earned a run for their team. Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 92 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen are sitting with 92 holds on the year (7th in baseball). They have earned 47 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 61 save chances.

The Houston Astros have earned 3,901 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,145 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 7th in MLB, and have earned 111 double plays. The Astros have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,703 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball.

Garcia has taken the hill for 308 frames and has tallied 319 strikeouts thus far in his career. Garcia (23-17 career mark) has a FIP of 3.84 and he has gone up against 1,261 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.71 (127 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.166. He has given up 262 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 97 walks.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a team on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .243 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,237 occasions (14th in baseball) and have a total of 1,181 base hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 128 home runs this year to go along with 585 RBIs. The Rays have a SLG% of .382 and they average 4.23 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have recorded 264 doubles, while taking a walk 441 times and scoring 614 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.139 with a FIP of 3.63 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.68 (1,254 strikeouts vs 341 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,127. They have allowed 152 homers and they concede 3.79 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 543 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.34 (479 earned runs allowed).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 74 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They sit at 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 515 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 181 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of their 167 inherited base runners. Sitting with 184 save situations, the Rays have 108 holds and also 32 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 1,240 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 3,869 putouts for the season. In 11,607 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Rasmussen has given up 181 base knocks and he has 208 punch outs in 218 frames. Rasmussen (15-6 career record) is the owner of a 3.01 ERA and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 73 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.115 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and he has faced 887 opposing batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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