New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (27-6) will take on the New York Yankees (17-16) on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Gerrit Cole and Josh Fleming.

The Yankees have hit 37 doubles as a team and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .381 and have been called out on strikes 269 times, while drawing a walk on 98 occasions. As a squad, the New York Yankees are knocking in 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 25th in the league. They have recorded 123 runs batted in as well as 243 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .228. They have earned 130 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .297.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Yankees pitchers have conceded 33 long balls and also 127 runs in total (7th in MLB). New York has allowed 233 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 116 earned runs. The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.59 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and they have rung up 309 batters. They have walked 107 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a squad so far this season.

The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 base runners over the course of the season and 35.6% of them earned a run for their team. Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 34 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 94 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have racked up 11 holds this year (26th in MLB). They have 6 saves so far this year and have missed out on 4 of their 10 save opportunities.

The New York Yankees have earned 873 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 264 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 17th in MLB, and have accumulated 23 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,619 innings, which ranks them 3rd in the majors.

Cole has taken the mound for 1,696 innings and has accumulated 1,982 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Cole (135-71 career mark) has a FIP of 3.10 and he has gone up against 6,827 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.18 (600 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.094. He has given up 1,420 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 437 free passes.

Tampa Bay has compiled 69 long balls this year to go along with 206 runs batted in. They have put up 66 two-baggers, while getting a free base 109 times and putting up 215 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an OBP of .349 and a team batting average of .277 so far this season. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .528 and they average 6.52 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 279 instances (16th in MLB) and have 310 hits.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.098 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.53 as a staff for the year. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 222. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 100 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.91 (95 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (289 strikeouts vs 101 walks). They have yielded 21 HR's and they yield 3.06 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% of 37 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with base runners. With 28 save situations, the Rays have accrued 15 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 103 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have recorded 9 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 314 assists, 13 errors and have accumulated 884 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,652 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (1st in MLB).

Fleming (17-13 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.72 earned run average and has surrendered 9.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and he has faced 841 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 102 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. So far in his pro baseball career, Fleming has surrendered 213 base knocks while he has accumulated 133 strikeouts in 194 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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