Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 8/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Brewers (58-50) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (58-50) at American Family Field on Tuesday. The pitchers expected to start will be Ryan Yarbrough and Brandon Woodruff.

The Rays have recorded 189 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 96 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .378 and have been called out on strikes 960 times, while taking a walk on 340 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.1 runs/g, which puts them at 22nd in the league. They have recorded 420 runs batted in and 867 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .239. They have 443 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.42 so far this year (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 921 batters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Rays pitchers have given up 117 home runs in addition to 421 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 258 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.74 as a team on the year.

The Rays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 55.4% and has come into the game in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 runners so far this season with 23.8% of them crossed home plate. Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 92 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 382 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have 75 holds this year (2nd in MLB). They have tallied 31 saves this year and have missed out on 25 of their 56 save chances.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 2,882 putouts this year, as well as 926 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 13th in MLB, and have a total of 75 double plays. The Rays have transformed 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,646 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball.

Yarbrough has pitched in 553 innings and has racked up 441 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.36 (268 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.192. He has given up 536 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 123 free passes. Yarbrough (37-29 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.13 and he has gone up against 2,311 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Milwaukee Brewers have recorded a team OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .240 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 946 instances (8th in the league) and have accounted for 871 base hits. Milwaukee has tallied 151 long balls this season as well as 487 runs batted in. The Brewers have a slugging percentage of .419 and they tally 4.63 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have put up 169 two-baggers, while walking 389 times and earning 500 runs.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.85 (1,022 strikeouts against 359 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 849. They have conceded 121 dingers and they allow 4.35 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 464 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.87 (412 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Brewers have accrued 68 holds and 16 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have converted 38 saves. Their relievers have come in 140 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of their 124 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save rate of 70.4%, and they have dispatched 354 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

In their 8,631 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in professional baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in the majors). The Brewers have recorded 926 assists, 62 errors and have accumulated 2,877 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Woodruff has conceded 447 base hits while he has accumulated 628 K's in 545 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 198 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.088 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.30 and he has gone up against 2,208 batters during his pro baseball career. Woodruff (37-24 mark in his career) has a 3.27 ERA while giving up 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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