New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The New York Yankees (61-65) are headed to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (77-51). The pitchers taking the mound will be Jhony Brito and Zach Eflin.

New York has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,058 times, while being walked on 422 occasions. They have accrued 513 runs batted in and 943 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .229. The Yankees have earned 159 doubles as a unit and have knocked 173 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 533 runs scored and hold an OBP of .304. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have conceded 159 long balls and 553 total runs (14th in the league). New York has surrendered 981 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 505 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 4.07 on the campaign (14th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,104 batters. They have walked 412 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a unit for the season.

The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. The relievers have inherited 199 runners so far this year and 36.2% of them crossed home plate. Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 136 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 397 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 65 holds on the year (17th in MLB). They have accumulated 32 saves for the season and have blown 16 of 48 chances to save the game.

The New York Yankees have earned 3,354 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,118 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,062 innings on the field, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball.

Brito has taken the ball for 64 innings and has tallied 48 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.43 (39 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.376. He has given up 66 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 23 walks. Brito (4-6 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.60 and he has faced 278 batters in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a team slugging % of .449 and they average 5.37 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have recorded 219 doubles, while walking 408 times as well as earning 687 runs. Tampa Bay has hit 186 home runs this year to go along with 659 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,111 instances (14th in the league) and have tallied 1,131 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team OBP of .332 in addition to a batting average of .261 this season.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.197 with a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,139 strikeouts against 359 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 996. They have surrendered 135 home runs and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 517 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.90 (490 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 107 save situations, the Rays have earned 52 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have walked away with 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 121 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.5% of 149 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have sent 415 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

Out of their 10,194 innings on the diamond, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (4th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 1,153 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 3,398 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Eflin has allowed 817 hits while tallying 688 strikeouts in 797 innings. Eflin (49-52 career record) has a 4.33 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 384 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.249 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.84 and he has faced 3,352 hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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