Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 10/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, October 7, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+110) Cleveland (-132)

The Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) are traveling to Progressive Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (92-70) in Game 1 of their series. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at +110 while the Guardians are sitting at -132. The total has been set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Shane McClanahan and Shane Bieber.

The Rays have accounted for 296 doubles as a team and have smacked 139 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 1,395 times, while drawing a walk on 500 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have recorded 634 RBI's as well as 1,294 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .239. They have accounted for 666 runs and hold an OBP of .309.

Get all of our Free MLB Picks

Rays pitchers have given up 172 home runs and 614 total runs (6th in MLB). They have walked 384 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.68 as a squad for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.41 on the year (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,384 hitters.

Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 136 times as well as having 197 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 116 holds so far this season (1st in the league). The Rays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 198 save situations. They have accumulated 44 saves for the season and have blown 36 out of their 80 save chances. The relievers have inherited 179 runners for the year and 25.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have dispatched 573 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 4,307 putouts this year, in addition to 1,386 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 14th in baseball, and have a total of 110 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,921 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball.

McClanahan has taken the mound for 289 innings and has 335 K's during his pro baseball career. McClanahan (22-14 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.13 while he has gone up against 1,158 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 2.92 (94 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.074. He has surrendered 236 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .254 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,122 instances (30th in the league) and have tallied 1,410 base hits. Cleveland is sitting with 127 home runs this season to go along with 662 runs batted in. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .383 and they tally 4.31 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have tallied 273 two-baggers, while getting a free base 450 times as well as putting up 698 runs.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.159 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.20 (1,390 strikeouts against 435 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,252. They have allowed 172 homers and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 634 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.46 (560 earned runs given up).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.7% out of their 181 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 168 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 135 save situations, the Guardians have earned 62 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have sent 507 relievers onto the diamond this season. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 69 save chances and they have earned 51 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 127 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in baseball). The Guardians have accrued 1,443 assists, 97 errors and are sitting with 4,368 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 13,104 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Bieber has given up 618 base hits while totaling 831 K's in 703 frames. He has surrendered a total of 248 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.097 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.43 and he has gone up against 2,837 batters during his career. Bieber (54-26 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.17 ERA and has allowed 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+110)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here