Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-120) Tampa Bay (+100)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (82-64) will compete against the Houston Astros (96-51) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Houston at -120 and Tampa Bay is coming in at +100. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Cristian Javier and Shane McClanahan.

The Astros have compiled 257 doubles as a team and have hit 197 balls out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging % of .425 and have been called out on strikes 1,080 times, while being walked on 493 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in MLB. They have earned 653 runs batted in and 1,215 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .248. They have racked up 673 runs scored while having a team OBP of .321.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 2.94 on the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,364 hitters. They have walked 416 opposing players and their FIP is 3.32 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.28 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.09. Astros pitchers have conceded 122 long balls in addition to 474 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Astros have dispatched 430 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 132 base runners for the year and 28.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 47 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 61 chances to get a save. The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 77.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 153 save situations. The relievers have 92 holds over the course of the season (7th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 92 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have transformed 72.1% of balls in play into outs in their 11,784 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 3,928 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,158 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 7th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 112 double plays.

Javier (18-12 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.03 and he has faced 1,166 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 188 hits (5.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 117 walks. His ERA is 3.23 (103 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.061. Javier has pitched in 287 frames and has accumulated 357 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Rays have a SLG% of .383 and they are earning 4.24 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have put up 266 doubles, while getting a free base 443 times and notching 619 runs. Tampa Bay has hit 130 HRs for the season as well as 590 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,245 instances (14th in the league) and are sitting with 1,191 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .243 this year.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 546 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.33 (481 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 154 home runs and they relinquish 3.79 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.135 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.72 (1,267 strikeouts vs 341 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,133.

With 188 save situations, the Rays have 111 holds and also 32 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 75 save chances and they have tallied 43 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 182 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.3% out of 169 inherited runners. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.3%, and they have sent 519 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 97 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (17th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 1,245 assists, 76 errors and have a tally of 3,896 putouts so far this season. In their 11,688 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in baseball).

McClanahan (22-11 career record) has a 2.71 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.82 and he has faced 1,096 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 83 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.9. Thus far in his career, McClanahan has allowed 220 base hits and he has 328 punch outs in 275 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+100) and under 7.5 runs

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