Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (57-30) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (44-39) on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Taijuan Walker and Yonny Chirinos.

The Phillies have tallied 157 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 92 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia is slugging .423 and have struck out 748 times, while drawing a walk on 258 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have 361 runs batted in and 741 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .260. They have a total of 377 runs scored while having a team OBP of .324.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 88 long balls and 371 total runs (16th in baseball). Philadelphia has given up 677 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 336 earned runs. The Phillies have an ERA of 4.13 this year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 762 batters. They have walked 240 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a team on the year.

Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 65 times in addition to having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 39 holds this season (22nd in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 74.2% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have 23 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 base runners so far this season and 38.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Phillies have sent 276 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Phillies have converted 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of 6,591 innings on the diamond, ranking them 17th in MLB. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a total of 2,197 putouts on the year, in addition to 690 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 10th in baseball, and they have twisted 49 double plays.

Walker has taken the ball for 987 innings and has tallied 883 K's in his pro baseball career. Walker (63-53 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.21 and he has faced 4,141 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.89 (427 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.227. He has given up 894 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 317 free passes.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 131 home runs on the season to go along with 466 runs batted in. They have hit 161 doubles, while walking 284 times as well as putting up 488 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have an OBP of .336 and a team batting average of .264 this year. The Rays have a team slugging % of .462 and they score 5.61 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 738 instances (15th in MLB) and have accounted for 773 base hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a squad on the season. They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 650. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 331 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (315 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (762 strikeouts against 282 free passes). They have conceded 90 long balls and they give up 3.88 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 42 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 283 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 83 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.4% out of their 111 inherited runners. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Rays have 45 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 793 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 2,301 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 6,903 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (3rd in professional baseball).

Chirinos (19-13 career mark) has a 3.56 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 1,207 batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 117 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.150 and a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Chirinos has conceded 263 base hits while accumulating 232 punch outs in 295 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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