New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+135) Tampa Bay (-155)

The New York Yankees (17-15) are traveling to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (26-6). The moneyline on this game has New York at +135 and Tampa Bay is coming in at -155. The over/under is 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Domingo German and Drew Rasmussen.

The Yankees have accounted for 35 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 264 times, while drawing a walk on 94 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in MLB. They have 119 RBI's as well as 235 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .228. They have earned a total of 126 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.53 this year (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 304 hitters. Yankees pitchers have yielded 31 home runs and also 122 runs in total (8th in the league). They have walked 105 batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team on the campaign. New York has allowed 226 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 111 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.17.

The Yankees relievers have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 21 save situations. The relievers have inherited 44 runners so far this year and 36.4% of them crossed the plate. Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 33 times and also have had 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 90 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 11 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). They have 6 saves this year and have not converted 4 of their 10 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,547 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors. The New York Yankees have earned 849 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 252 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which ranks 16th in MLB, and have a total of 22 double plays.

German has taken the hill for 448 frames and is sitting with 468 strikeouts in his career. German (28-23 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.48 while he has gone up against 1,874 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.38 (218 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.181. He has conceded 392 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 137 free passes.

Tampa Bay has hit 64 long balls this season and 198 runs batted in. They have put up 60 doubles, while taking a walk 103 times and putting up 207 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have an OBP of .351 in addition to a batting average of .280 for the season. The Rays have a SLG% of .524 and they score 6.68 runs per outing (1st in MLB). They have been rung up on 266 instances (16th in the league) and have recorded 298 hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 94 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 2.97 (91 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 20 home runs and they relinquish 3.06 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.108 in addition to having a FIP of 3.56 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (271 strikeouts against 96 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 210.

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 97 relievers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 19 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.4% out of 34 inherited base runners. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 13 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In their 2,490 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (5th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 294 assists, 11 errors and have a total of 830 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Rasmussen has surrendered 227 hits while he has tallied 253 punch outs in 269 innings. He has conceded 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.118 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and he has gone up against 1,095 opposing batters in his career. Rasmussen (19-10 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.11 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-155) and under 7 runs

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