Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (83-56) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (78-58) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Luis Patino and Clarke Schmidt.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league. They have earned a total of 579 runs and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Rays have tallied 251 doubles as a squad and have knocked 122 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 550 RBI's and 1,107 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .243. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .384 and have struck out 1,179 times, while being walked on 422 occasions.

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Rays pitchers have surrendered 141 home runs and also 501 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 324 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.60 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.69 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.13. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.24 for the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,194 hitters.

The Rays have sent 483 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 153 base runners for the season with 25.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 41 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 29 of 70 chances to get a save. The Rays relievers have a save percentage of 58.6% and has come into the game in 175 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 103 holds on the year (1st in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 116 times and also have had 173 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 3,641 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,164 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 16th in the majors, and they have twisted 90 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,923 innings on the field, which ranks them 6th in the majors.

Patino has pitched in 113 innings and has accounted for 106 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.45 (56 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.412. He has surrendered 108 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 52 free passes. Patino (7-4 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.87 while he has gone up against 503 batters in the majors.

The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .238 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,182 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,107 base hits. New York has accumulated 215 home runs so far this season as well as 644 RBIs. The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.87 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have 192 doubles, while walking 530 times and putting up 677 runs.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.110 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.55 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.40 (1,240 strikeouts against 365 free passes). They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,020. They have conceded 135 homers and they give up 3.49 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 484 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.28 (455 earned runs given up).

New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 59 save opportunities and they have earned 41 saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball with a save rate of 69.5%, and they have sent 426 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 160 times in high leverage situations in addition to 150 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 207 inherited base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Yankees have 68 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

Out of their 11,235 innings played, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (3rd in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 1,284 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 3,745 putouts so far this year.

Schmidt (5-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.61 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.77 and he has gone up against 257 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed 23 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.483 and a FIP of 3.8. In his MLB career, Schmidt has conceded 55 base hits while he has tallied 53 punch outs in 57 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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