New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (72-57) welcome the New York Yankees (79-52) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Frankie Montas and Ryan Yarbrough.

The Yankees have earned 183 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 205 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .425 and have struck out 1,109 times, while drawing a walk on 500 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have accrued 620 runs batted in in addition to 1,051 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .240. They have 652 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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Yankees pitchers have relinquished 130 home runs and 457 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 342 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.58 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.43 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.10. The Yankees have a team earned run average of 3.31 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,172 batters.

Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 137 times in addition to having 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 64 holds on the year (18th in the league). The Yankees relievers have compiled a save rate of 67.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 124 save situations. They have accumulated 38 saves this season and have missed out on 18 out of their 56 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 187 base runners on the year and 28.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 401 relievers to the mound this season.

The Yankees have turned 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,578 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,526 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,209 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 3rd in the majors, and they have turned 82 double plays.

Montas (35-34 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.78 and he has gone up against 2,451 batters in the majors. He has conceded 555 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 188 walks. His ERA is 3.87 (249 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.285. Montas has thrown 578 innings and has accounted for 598 K's during his career.

Tampa Bay is sitting with 118 HRs on the year as well as 522 RBIs. They have 232 two-baggers, while taking a walk 403 times and scoring 550 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .241 so far this year. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .383 and they earn 4.26 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,134 occasions (12th in baseball) and have tallied 1,046 base knocks.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 489 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.33 (425 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 135 dingers and they give up 3.83 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.141 in addition to having a FIP of 3.63 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.70 (1,126 strikeouts against 304 walks). They rank 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,008.

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of 148 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 167 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 160 save situations, the Rays have tallied 92 holds in addition to 29 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 456 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 66 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 1,110 assists, 63 errors and have earned a total of 3,452 putouts on the season. In their 10,356 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (6th in baseball).

Yarbrough (38-31 mark in his career) has a 4.37 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and he has gone up against 2,381 hitters during his career. He has given up 276 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.199 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Yarbrough has allowed 554 hits while earning 460 strikeouts in 568 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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