Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+120) New York (-140)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (44-16) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (35-25) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at +120 while New York is opening at -140. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Shane McClanahan and Nestor Cortes Jr.

The Rays have hit 95 doubles as a unit and have hit 58 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .377 and have struck out 506 times, while being walked on 172 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 19th in MLB. They have amassed 242 RBI's as well as 465 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .233. They have earned 255 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The Rays have an ERA of 3.26 for the year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 521 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 153 hitters and their FIP is 3.76 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. Rays pitchers have relinquished 65 home runs and 233 total runs (7th in MLB).

The Rays have dispatched 220 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 78 runners on the campaign and 21.8% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 18 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 13 of 31 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.1% and has entered the game in 73 save situations. The relievers have recorded 41 holds on the campaign (6th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 60 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,851 innings, ranking them 9th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 1,617 putouts this season, in addition to 512 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 22nd in the majors, and have a total of 43 double plays.

McClanahan (17-8 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 2.99 and he has gone up against 793 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 169 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 50 free passes. His ERA is 2.85 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.119. McClanahan has taken the hill for 195 innings and has racked up 239 K's so far in his career.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .441 and they are recording 5.12 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have put up 83 doubles, while taking a walk 224 times as well as putting up 307 runs. New York has tallied 98 home runs for the year to go along with 290 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 490 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned a total of 501 base hits. The New York Yankees hold an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .250 on the season.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 180 runs on the season while having an ERA of 2.86 (172 earned runs yielded). They have given up 48 homers and they give up 2.99 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.063 and have a FIP of 3.19 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.81 (549 strikeouts vs 144 free passes). They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 432.

With 71 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 39 holds and 8 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations in addition to 62 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 85 inherited base runners. They are ranked 5th in baseball holding a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 185 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 4,881 innings on the field, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (4th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 39 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Yankees have 569 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,627 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 217 hits while totaling 254 K's in 236 innings pitched. He has allowed 103 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.244 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and he has faced 990 hitters so far in his career. Cortes Jr (12-7 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.92 earned run average and has surrendered 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+120)

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