Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+142) Tampa Bay (-170)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (69-47) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (55-60) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +142 and Tampa Bay is coming in at -170. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Xzavion Curry and Aaron Civale.

Cleveland is slugging .378 and have been called out on strikes 795 times, while being walked on 331 occasions. They have accumulated 430 runs batted in and 971 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .249. The Guardians have recorded 208 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 baseballs out of the park. They have 459 runs while having a team OBP of .311. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.52 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 117 long balls and 465 total runs (3rd in MLB). Cleveland has surrendered 942 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 430 earned runs. The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.77 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 914 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 362 batters and their FIP is 4.13 as a unit this year.

The Guardians have sent 373 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 136 runners so far this season and 22.1% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 33 saves on the season and have blown 23 of their 56 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.9% and has come into the game in 125 save situations. The relievers have 65 holds this year (10th in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 101 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,082 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,029 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and they have twisted 84 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,246 innings, which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball.

Curry (3-2 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.38 and he has gone up against 309 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 70 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 23 free passes. His ERA is 3.31 (27 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.268. Curry has taken the mound for 73 frames and is sitting with 48 strikeouts in his career.

Tampa Bay has 170 long balls on the year as well as 577 RBIs. They have recorded 197 doubles, while taking a walk 369 times and earning 601 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .256 so far this year. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .446 and they earn 5.18 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 999 occasions (15th in the league) and have a total of 995 base knocks.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.186 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,035 strikeouts against 334 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 881. They have conceded 122 HR's and they give up 3.99 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 454 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (432 earned runs given up).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 48 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. They rank 16th in MLB with a save rate of 64.6%, and they have sent 377 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 132 inherited base runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Rays have amassed 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

Out of their 9,222 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (3rd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 1,052 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 3,074 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Civale has given up 394 base knocks while accumulating 374 punch outs in 434 innings pitched. He has conceded 183 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.153 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has faced 1,772 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Civale (29-24 career mark) holds a 3.79 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+142)

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