Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+154) Tampa Bay (-185)

The Cleveland Guardians (56-60) are en route to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (69-48). The moneyline on this matchup has the Guardians at +154 while the Rays are coming in at -185. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Gavin Williams and Tyler Glasnow.

The Guardians have accounted for 212 doubles as a squad and have hit 84 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging % of .377 and have struck out 803 times, while drawing a walk on 336 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have amassed 434 RBI's as well as 976 hits this year, and their batting average sits at .248. They have accounted for 463 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .311.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Guardians pitchers have allowed 117 home runs and 468 runs (4th in the league). Cleveland has allowed 952 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 433 earned runs. The Guardians have an ERA of 3.76 on the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 925 hitters. They have walked 365 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Guardians have sent 378 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 141 runners for the season and 21.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 34 saves for the year and have missed out on 23 out of their 57 chances to get a save. The Guardians relievers have a save rate of 59.6% and has come into the game in 130 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 68 holds for the season (8th in MLB). Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 103 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,327 innings, which has them ranked 5th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,109 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,034 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Williams has pitched in 49 innings and has 49 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.90 (16 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.188. He has conceded 37 base knocks (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 22 walks. Williams (1-3 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.79 while he has gone up against 202 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has hit 170 HRs for the year as well as 578 RBIs. They have 197 doubles, while taking a walk 370 times and scoring 603 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .255 so far this year. The Rays have a SLG% of .444 and they are recording 5.15 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,007 occasions (15th in MLB) and are sitting with 999 base hits.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.187 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,040 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 892. They have surrendered 124 homers and they surrender 4.00 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 459 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.80 (436 earned runs conceded).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have recorded 31 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.6%, and they have dispatched 378 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 132 inherited runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Rays have tallied 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In their 9,303 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (3rd in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 1,060 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 3,101 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Glasnow has surrendered 386 base hits while he has totaled 612 strikeouts in 478 frames. He has given up 206 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and he has gone up against 1,990 batters thus far in his career. Glasnow (25-23 career mark) is the owner of a 3.88 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-185)

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