Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (33-13) will play the Milwaukee Brewers (24-20) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Freddy Peralta and Cooper Criswell.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They have racked up 183 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. The Brewers have recorded 54 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 51 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 175 RBI's as well as 345 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .239. Milwaukee is slugging .385 and have been rung up 407 times, while being walked on 152 occasions.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.95 so far this year (10th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 345 hitters. Brewers pitchers have given up 57 long balls and 183 runs in total (8th in baseball). They have walked 142 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.67 as a unit this year. Milwaukee has given up 351 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 170 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Brewers have dispatched 134 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 57 runners so far this season and 29.8% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 10 saves for the year and have blown 5 of their 15 save chances. The Brewers relievers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have 21 holds so far this year (22nd in the league). Brewers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 37 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,483 innings on the field, which ranks them 4th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 1,161 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 386 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and they have turned 32 double plays.

Peralta has taken the mound for 461 innings and is sitting with 589 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.85 (197 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.145. He has conceded 337 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 191 free passes. Peralta (34-20 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.44 and he has gone up against 1,922 opposing batters in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team OBP of .346 and a batting average of .272 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 392 occasions (13th in the league) and have accounted for 426 base hits. Tampa Bay has accumulated 87 HRs so far this season to go along with 267 runs batted in. The Rays hold a slugging % of .501 and they score 6.04 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have 87 two-baggers, while walking 155 times as well as scoring 278 runs.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.152 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 326. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 156 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.31 (150 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (387 strikeouts vs 144 bases on balls). They have allowed 40 dingers and they concede 3.44 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

With 45 save situations, the Rays have amassed 23 holds and also 10 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 22 save chances and they have earned 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of their 48 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 146 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in pro baseball). The Rays have racked up 436 assists, 15 errors and have accumulated 1,224 putouts for the season. In 3,672 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (1st in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Criswell has allowed 15 base hits while tallying 14 K's in 11 innings pitched. He has allowed 9 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.588 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.67 and he has gone up against 54 hitters so far in his career. Criswell (0-1 record in his career) has earned a 7.15 earned run average while allowing 11.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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