New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (25-6) will play the New York Yankees (17-15) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Jhony Brito and Yonny Chirinos.

As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in the league. They have a total of 126 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .297. The Yankees have compiled 35 two-baggers as a team and have hit 39 balls out of the park. They have 119 runs batted in in addition to 235 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .228. New York has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 264 times, while being walked on 94 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. Yankees pitchers have allowed 31 home runs and 122 runs in total (8th in the league). New York has given up 226 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 111 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.53 on the year (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 304 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 105 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit on the campaign.

Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 33 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 11 holds this season (26th in the league). The Yankees relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 21 save situations. They have accumulated 6 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 of their 10 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 44 runners for the season with 36.4% of them crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 90 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Yankees have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,547 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in MLB. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 849 putouts for the season, as well as 252 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 22 double plays.

Brito has taken the ball for 22 innings and has 17 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Brito (2-3 career mark) has a FIP of 4.46 and he has gone up against 98 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.56 (14 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.412. He has surrendered 21 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 11 free passes.

Tampa Bay has accounted for 64 HRs over the course of the season as well as 198 runs batted in. They have hit 60 two-baggers, while walking 103 times and putting up 207 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an on-base percentage of .351 in addition to a batting average of .280 for the year. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .524 and they average 6.68 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have struck out on 266 occasions (16th in the league) and have totaled 298 base knocks.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.108 and have a FIP of 3.56 as a staff this year. They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 210. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 94 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 2.97 (91 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (271 strikeouts against 96 walks). They have conceded 20 dingers and they surrender 3.06 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 34 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 19 occasions with runners on base. With 23 save situations, the Rays have earned 13 holds and also 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 97 relievers onto the field for the year. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 10 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 24 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in MLB). The Rays have 294 assists, 11 errors and have a tally of 830 putouts so far this year. Out of their 2,490 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.9% (1st in the majors).

Chirinos (16-10 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.38 ERA while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and he has faced 1,032 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 96 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.108 and having a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Chirinos has conceded 223 base knocks and he has 213 strikeouts in 255 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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