New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+102) Tampa Bay (-122)

The Tampa Bay Rays (78-52) will try to defeat the New York Yankees (62-66) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at +102 and the Rays are priced at -122. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Zack Littell.

The Yankees have compiled 165 doubles as a team and have hit 178 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging rate of .403 and have been called out on strikes 1,085 times, while drawing a walk on 429 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have accrued 524 runs batted in and 966 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .230. They have accounted for 544 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .305.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 4.05 for the season (13th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,125 hitters. Yankees pitchers have given up 162 home runs and 561 runs in total (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 415 hitters and their FIP is 4.42 as a unit so far this season. New York has relinquished 994 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 511 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.71 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24.

The Yankees have dispatched 403 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 203 base runners this season with 36.5% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 32 saves this year and have blown 17 of their 49 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.3% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. The relievers have tallied 66 holds so far this season (17th in MLB). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 139 times in addition to having 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned 3,408 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,135 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,224 innings, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball.

Rodon has thrown 880 innings and has 973 K's during his career. Rodon (57-50 career record) holds a FIP of 3.72 while he has faced 3,711 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.70 (362 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.246. He has given up 760 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 337 free passes.

The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .449 and they average 5.34 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have put up 219 two-baggers, while getting a free base 409 times as well as putting up 694 runs. Tampa Bay is sitting with 190 home runs so far this year and 666 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,132 instances (13th in MLB) and have a total of 1,143 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .260 this year.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.200 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a team so far this year. They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,015. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 526 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.90 (499 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (1,166 strikeouts vs 365 bases on balls). They have conceded 138 homers and they give up 4.12 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have recorded 34 saves. They rank 19th in baseball holding a save rate of 60.7%, and they have dispatched 421 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 123 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 149 inherited base runners. Sitting with 109 save situations, the Rays have accrued 52 holds in addition to 22 blown saves.

In 10,356 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (4th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 97 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in baseball). The Rays have racked up 1,161 assists, 55 errors and have accounted for 3,452 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Littell has surrendered 224 hits while he has accumulated 198 punch outs in 222 innings pitched. Littell (15-9 career mark) has earned a 4.13 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 102 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.96 and he has gone up against 942 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-122)

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