New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (36-30) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (49-17) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Nestor Cortes Jr and Josh Fleming.

The Yankees have hit 93 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 110 baseballs out of the stadium. New York is slugging .444 and have been rung up 536 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions. As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have accumulated 322 runs batted in as well as 546 hits on the year, while their batting average is .249. They have tallied 340 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328.

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The Yankees have an ERA of 2.86 for the year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 606 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.06. Yankees pitchers have conceded 54 home runs in addition to 197 total runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 165 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.23 as a squad this year.

The Yankees have sent 203 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 97 base runners on the campaign and 29.9% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 24 saves so far this year and have missed out on 9 out of their 33 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 72.7% and has come into the game in 80 save situations. The relievers have earned 45 holds this year (4th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 70 times in addition to having 84 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,358 innings, ranking them 1st in baseball. The New York Yankees have accounted for 1,786 putouts this year, as well as 614 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in the majors, and have 41 double plays.

Cortes Jr has pitched in 241 innings and has accounted for 258 strikeouts thus far in his career. Cortes Jr (13-7 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.47 and he has gone up against 1,012 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.87 (104 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. He has conceded 220 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 80 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .296 and a batting average of .233 so far this year. They have struck out on 565 occasions (13th in the league) and have notched a total of 513 base hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 60 home runs on the year to go along with 254 runs batted in. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .372 and they score 4.05 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have put up 105 two-baggers, while taking a walk 185 times and scoring 267 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.114 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 490. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 250 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.15 (206 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.43 (566 strikeouts vs 165 walks). They have yielded 69 home runs and they relinquish 3.83 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Tampa Bay has had relievers enter the contest in 34 save opportunities and they have recorded 19 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 240 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of their 84 inherited base runners. With 78 save situations, the Rays have tallied 43 holds and also 15 blown saves.

Out of their 5,295 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in baseball). The Rays have 560 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 1,765 putouts on the season.

Fleming (17-11 career mark) has a 4.76 ERA and has allowed 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has faced 671 batters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.368 and a FIP of 4.3. During his career, Fleming has surrendered 165 hits while he has earned 107 strikeouts in 155 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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