Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

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

The Houston Astros (12-10) are traveling to Tropicana Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (19-3). The moneyline on this game has Houston at +120 while Tampa Bay is at -140. The over/under is 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Luis Garcia and Drew Rasmussen.

Houston owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 185 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions. They have recorded 109 RBI's as well as 193 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .255. The Astros have accrued 33 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 22 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 113 runs scored while having a team OBP of .333. As a unit, the Houston Astros are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in MLB.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.22 for the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 216 hitters. Astros pitchers have allowed 23 long balls in addition to 86 runs in total (8th in baseball). They have walked 64 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.79 as a team on the year. Houston has conceded 175 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 71 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21.

Astros relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 11 times and also have had 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 4 holds for the season (28th in MLB). The Astros relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 62.5% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. They have earned 5 saves on the season and have blown 3 of 8 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 20 base runners on the campaign and 30.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Astros have dispatched 70 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 596 putouts for the season, as well as 189 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 6th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 13 double plays. The Astros have transformed 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,788 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 16th in professional baseball.

Garcia (27-19 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.82 and he has faced 1,416 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 292 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 110 free passes. His ERA is 3.67 (141 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.162. Garcia has taken the mound for 346 frames and has earned 357 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold an OBP of .355 as well as a batting average of .282 on the campaign. They have struck out on 175 occasions (24th in MLB) and have 212 base hits. Tampa Bay has recorded 48 home runs on the campaign to go along with 146 runs batted in. The Rays have a SLG% of .535 and they have an average of 6.77 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 42 doubles, while walking 73 times and scoring 149 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 61 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 2.71 (59 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 12 long balls and they relinquish 2.80 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.046 in addition to having a FIP of 3.25 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (204 strikeouts against 69 free passes). They sit at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 136.

Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 23 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Rays have 7 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They rank 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 64 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 5 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (7th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 193 assists, 8 errors and have 588 putouts so far this season. In 1,764 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.8% (1st in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Rasmussen has allowed 209 base hits while totaling 245 strikeouts in 259 innings. Rasmussen (19-9 career mark) has a 2.95 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 85 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.082 and having a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has faced 1,047 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-140) and under 7.5 runs

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