Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (57-31) will play the Philadelphia Phillies (45-39) at Tropicana Field on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cristopher Sanchez and Tyler Glasnow.

The Phillies have hit 160 doubles as a squad and have knocked 92 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been rung up 760 times, while drawing a walk on 258 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.5 runs/g, which is 16th in MLB. They have 364 RBI's and 747 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .259. They have accumulated 380 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.22 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Phillies pitchers have allowed 89 home runs in addition to 372 total runs (13th in baseball). Philadelphia has allowed 683 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 337 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 4.09 over the course of the season (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 776 hitters. They have walked 241 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team for the year.

The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 100 base runners on the year with 38.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 65 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 278 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 40 holds this year (22nd in the league). They have tallied 24 saves on the season and have blown 8 out of their 32 save opportunities.

The Phillies have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 6,672 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have notched a total of 2,224 putouts thus far, in addition to 695 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball, and have 49 double plays.

Sanchez has taken the mound for 72 innings and has earned 68 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.88 (39 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.389. He has surrendered 72 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 28 free passes. Sanchez (3-4 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.06 while he has gone up against 314 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .262 so far this year. They have struck out on 752 occasions (14th in MLB) and have tallied 778 base hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 132 home runs for the year to go along with 467 RBIs. The Rays have a team slugging % of .459 and they tally 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have hit 161 two-baggers, while getting a free base 285 times as well as notching 489 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 334 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.70 (319 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 90 dingers and they surrender 3.87 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (774 strikeouts vs 282 walks). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 657.

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves. They sit at 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 284 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 83 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.4% of 111 inherited base runners. With 87 save situations, the Rays have compiled 45 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 73 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Rays have 799 assists, 35 errors and have 2,328 putouts this year. Out of their 6,984 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (2nd in the majors).

Glasnow (22-22 career win-loss mark) has a 4.04 earned run average while surrendering 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 1,866 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 200 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Glasnow has surrendered 367 base hits while he has tallied 572 K's in 445 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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