Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+110) Cleveland (-130)

The Cleveland Guardians (86-67) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (84-69) at Progressive Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at +110 while Cleveland is sitting at -130. The total is 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Glasnow and Triston McKenzie.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 1,310 times, while being walked on 471 occasions. They have 611 runs batted in as well as 1,243 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .242. The Rays have earned 282 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 133 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 643 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.41 so far this year (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,315 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 363 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.14. Rays pitchers have conceded 166 home runs and 581 runs in total (7th in the league).

The Rays relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.8% and has come into the game in 192 save situations. The relievers have inherited 174 runners on the campaign and 25.9% of those runners ended up scoring. Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 129 times as well as having 184 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 544 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have recorded 113 holds so far this season (1st in the league). They have accumulated 43 saves for the year and have not converted 34 of their 77 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 4,085 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,303 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and have a total of 105 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of 12,255 innings, which ranks them 4th in the majors.

Glasnow has taken the mound for 403 innings and is sitting with 506 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Glasnow (20-20 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 1,686 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.04 (181 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.248. He has surrendered 330 base knocks (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 173 walks.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .253 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,040 instances (30th in the league) and have tallied 1,326 base hits. Cleveland has a total of 122 home runs on the season as well as 624 RBIs. The Guardians have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they earn 4.31 runs per game (17th in the league). They have recorded 261 doubles, while getting a free base 426 times and scoring 659 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 601 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.52 (536 earned runs given up). They have conceded 164 homers and they yield 3.95 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.172 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 (1,302 strikeouts against 418 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,189.

With 129 save situations, the Guardians have earned 60 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 65 save chances and they have earned 47 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 129 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% out of their 175 inherited runners. They sit at 5th in the league with a save percentage of 72.3%, and they have sent 474 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 123 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 1,368 assists, 89 errors and have notched a total of 4,113 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,339 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (6th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, McKenzie has conceded 236 base hits while tallying 358 K's in 333 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 139 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.037 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 1,322 batters so far in his career. McKenzie (18-21 mark in his career) has a 3.75 earned run average while surrendering 6.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+110)

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