Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (72-42) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (59-53) at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryan Yarbrough and Gerrit Cole.

The Rays have tallied 194 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 101 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 995 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 4.1 runs per contest, which is 22nd in the league. They have tallied 437 runs batted in as well as 892 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .238. They have notched a total of 460 runs scored and have an OBP of .307.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.47 so far this year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 959 batters. They have walked 271 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.73 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Rays pitchers have conceded 120 home runs in addition to 442 total runs (5th in baseball).

The Rays have sent 397 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 base runners for the year and 25.6% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 31 saves this year and have not converted 26 of 57 save chances. The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 54.4% and has entered the game in 135 save situations. The relievers have a total of 77 holds so far this season (4th in the league). Rays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 95 times and also have had 139 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,961 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 2,987 putouts on the campaign, as well as 957 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and have earned 76 double plays.

Yarbrough has pitched in 556 innings and has tallied 446 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.38 (271 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.194. He has allowed 540 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 124 free passes. Yarbrough (37-30 career record) has a FIP of 4.13 while he has faced 2,327 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .244 this season. They have struck out on 963 instances (15th in baseball) and have earned a total of 934 base knocks. New York has a total of 192 long balls for the season to go along with 570 RBIs. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .441 and they are recording 5.23 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have notched 166 two-baggers, while getting a free base 453 times and racking up 596 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.112 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.55 as a unit over the course of the season. They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 831. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 392 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.28 (373 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.38 (1,039 strikeouts vs 307 bases on balls). They have allowed 113 HR's and they concede 3.45 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. They rank 12th in MLB with a save rate of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 355 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 118 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.5% out of 154 inherited base runners. Sitting with 117 save situations, the Yankees have 61 holds and 17 blown saves.

In their 9,213 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (3rd in the majors). The New York Yankees have turned 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Yankees have recorded 1,035 assists, 48 errors and have 3,071 putouts this season.

Cole (126-67 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.21 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.56 and he has faced 6,405 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 567 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.104 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. In his career, Cole has allowed 1,346 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,851 K's in 1,587 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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