Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 10/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN2

The Cleveland Guardians are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field on Saturday in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card series. The Guardians won Game 1 by a score of 2-1 to take a 1-0 series lead. The starting pitchers for Game 2 are Tyler Glasnow and Triston McKenzie.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .377 and have been rung up 1,395 times, while taking a walk on 500 occasions. They have earned 634 RBI's as well as 1,294 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .239. The Rays have earned 296 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 139 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 666 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in the league.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.41 on the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,384 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15. Rays pitchers have surrendered 172 home runs in addition to 614 total runs (6th in baseball). They have walked 384 opposing players and their FIP is 3.68 as a team on the year.

Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 136 times in addition to having 197 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 116 holds for the year (1st in MLB). The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 198 save situations. They have accumulated 44 saves this year and have blown 36 of their 80 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 179 runners this year with 25.1% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have dispatched 573 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Rays have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,921 innings, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 4,307 putouts this season, in addition to 1,386 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and have 110 double plays.

Glasnow has taken the ball for 409 frames and has earned 516 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.00 (182 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.242. He has given up 334 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 175 free passes. Glasnow (20-20 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while he has faced 1,712 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Guardians hold a slugging % of .383 and they are recording 4.31 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 273 two-baggers, while taking a walk 450 times as well as putting up 698 runs. Cleveland has 127 HRs so far this year to go along with 662 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,122 instances (30th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,410 hits. The Cleveland Guardians have compiled an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a batting average of .254 so far this year.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.159 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a staff on the season. They come in at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,252. The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 634 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.46 (560 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 (1,390 strikeouts vs 435 bases on balls). They have relinquished 172 dingers and they surrender 3.92 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 69 save chances and they have walked away with 51 saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league holding a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 168 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 181 inherited runners. With 135 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 62 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 13,104 innings played, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 127 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (25th in the majors). The Guardians have racked up 1,443 assists, 97 errors and have 4,368 putouts during this campaign.

McKenzie (18-21 career record) has earned a 3.68 ERA while allowing 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.32 and he has gone up against 1,363 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 141 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.027 and a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, McKenzie has conceded 243 hits while he has earned 368 strikeouts in 344 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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