Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+205) Tampa Bay (-245)

The Milwaukee Brewers (24-19) are en route to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (32-12). The odds on this game have the Brewers at +205 while the Rays are opening at -245. The over/under comes in at 9. The men taking the mound will be Adrian Houser and Shane McClanahan.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have racked up 183 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Brewers have recorded 53 doubles as a squad and have hit 51 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 175 runs batted in and 337 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .239. Milwaukee is slugging .388 and have struck out 397 times, while being walked on 151 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Brewers pitchers have conceded 57 long balls and 182 runs in total (11th in MLB). Milwaukee has allowed 346 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 169 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.01 on the year (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 338 batters. They have walked 141 opposing players and their FIP is 4.73 as a team on the season.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 37 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 21 holds on the season (19th in the league). The Brewers relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. They have tallied 10 saves so far this season and have blown 5 out of their 15 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners this season and 29.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Brewers have sent 132 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 1,137 putouts for the season, in addition to 376 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 9th in MLB, and they have twisted 31 double plays. The Brewers have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of 3,411 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in professional baseball.

Houser has taken the mound for 436 innings and has tallied 350 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.00 (194 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.360. He has given up 414 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 180 walks. Houser (23-29 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.23 while going up against 1,871 hitters in the majors.

The Rays hold a team slugging % of .509 and they average 6.25 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have tallied 85 two-baggers, while getting a free base 153 times as well as notching 275 runs. Tampa Bay has a total of 86 HRs over the course of the season as well as 264 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 378 occasions (15th in baseball) and have accounted for 415 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .350 as well as a batting average of .275 on the season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 153 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.38 (147 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 39 dingers and they relinquish 3.52 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.151 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (371 strikeouts vs 140 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 310.

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 11 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have sent 141 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of 48 inherited runners. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Rays have compiled 23 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 422 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 1,173 putouts so far this season. In their 3,519 innings on the field, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 73.0% (1st in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, McClanahan has conceded 273 base hits while accumulating 396 punch outs in 339 frames. He has given up a total of 107 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.095 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.00 and he has gone up against 1,364 hitters thus far in his career. McClanahan (29-14 career record) holds a 2.84 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-245)

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