New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-140) Tampa Bay (+120)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (36-31) will meet the New York Yankees (50-17) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -140 while Tampa Bay is sitting at +120. The betting total is set at 7. The men taking the mound are Jordan Montgomery and Shane Baz.

New York has a slugging percentage of .443 and have struck out 547 times, while drawing a walk on 246 occasions. They have recorded 325 runs batted in in addition to 553 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .248. The Yankees have tallied 94 doubles as a team and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 344 runs and have an OBP of .327. As a squad, the New York Yankees are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which is 1st in baseball.

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Yankees pitchers have relinquished 54 long balls and 199 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 170 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.20 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.06. The Yankees have a team ERA of 2.85 this year (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 620 hitters.

The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 82 save situations. The relievers have inherited 98 runners over the course of the season with 30.6% of those runners crossed home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 71 times and also have had 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 205 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have recorded 45 holds so far this year (6th in the league). They have recorded 24 saves this season and have missed out on 10 out of their 34 save opportunities.

The New York Yankees have accounted for 1,813 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 619 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which is 4th in professional baseball, and have earned 41 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 5,439 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Montgomery (22-18 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.84 while facing 1,926 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 428 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 134 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (195 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.220. Montgomery has taken the ball for 460 innings and has earned 437 punch outs thus far in his career.

Tampa Bay has hit 60 home runs over the course of the season and 256 runs batted in. They have 106 two-baggers, while getting a free base 190 times as well as recording 269 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied an on-base percentage of .295 in addition to a team batting average of .231 on the campaign. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .368 and they tally 4.01 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have struck out on 579 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 516 hits.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.112 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.70 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.46 (577 strikeouts vs 167 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 497. They have given up 70 home runs and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 254 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.15 (209 earned runs allowed).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have come away with 19 saves. They rank 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 243 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of 84 inherited base runners. With 78 save situations, the Rays have amassed 43 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in the majors). The Rays have recorded 570 assists, 43 errors and have 1,792 putouts on the season. In 5,376 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Baz has allowed 11 base hits while he has accumulated 27 strikeouts in 21 frames. Baz (2-1 career mark) has a 3.32 ERA and has surrendered 4.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 8 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.785 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.50 and he has gone up against 82 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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