New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (72-57) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (79-52) at Tropicana Field on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Clarke Schmidt and Corey Kluber.

The Yankees have hit 183 doubles as a unit and have smacked 205 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .425 and have been called out on strikes 1,109 times, while drawing a walk on 500 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which is 2nd in MLB. They have accumulated 620 RBI's as well as 1,051 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .240. They have tallied 652 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.31 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,172 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.43 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.10. Yankees pitchers have given up 130 home runs and also 457 runs (3rd in MLB). They have walked 342 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.58 as a squad this year.

The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 67.9% and has entered the game in 124 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 187 base runners this season and 28.9% of them earned a run for their team. Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 137 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 401 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have recorded 64 holds this year (18th in MLB). They have 38 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 18 out of their 56 save opportunities.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,526 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,209 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and they have twisted 82 double plays. The Yankees have turned 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,578 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in baseball.

Schmidt (5-4 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 228 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 49 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 29 free passes. His earned run average is 3.78 (21 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.560. Schmidt has taken the mound for 50 innings and has racked up 49 strikeouts in his career.

The Rays have a slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.26 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have hit 232 doubles, while walking 403 times as well as notching 550 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 118 home runs over the course of the season and 522 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,134 instances (12th in baseball) and have recorded 1,046 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the year.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 489 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.33 (425 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 135 homers and they yield 3.83 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.141 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.63 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.70 (1,126 strikeouts against 304 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,008.

Sitting with 160 save situations, the Rays have recorded 92 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 66 save opportunities and they have earned 37 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 167 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.7% of 148 inherited base runners. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 456 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 89 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (11th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 1,110 assists, 63 errors and have amassed 3,452 putouts so far this year. In 10,356 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (6th in MLB).

During his career, Kluber has allowed 1,378 base hits while tallying 1,662 punch outs in 1,557 frames. Kluber (112-68 career record) has a 3.28 earned run average and has allowed 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 568 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.106 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.83 and he has gone up against 6,303 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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