Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-118) Miami (-102)

The Miami Marlins (66-65) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (80-52) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rays at -118 while the Marlins are sitting at -102. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Zach Eflin and Jesus Luzardo.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .447 and have struck out 1,151 times, while being walked on 414 occasions. They have accrued 674 runs batted in in addition to 1,158 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .260. The Rays have accounted for 223 doubles as a squad and have knocked 191 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 704 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .331. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. Rays pitchers have given up 141 home runs and 530 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,021 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 503 earned runs. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.87 on the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,181 hitters. They have walked 368 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team this year.

The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 62.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 base runners so far this year with 27.5% of them crossed the plate. Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 95 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 427 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 56 holds on the season (27th in the league). They have recorded 36 saves so far this year and have blown 22 of their 58 save chances.

The Rays have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 10,518 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 3,506 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,175 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Eflin (49-53 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.14 and he has faced 3,378 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 824 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 180 free passes. His earned run average is 4.32 (386 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. Eflin has thrown 803 innings and has accounted for 699 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Marlins have a team SLG% of .400 and they average 4.02 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have put up 209 doubles, while walking 338 times and scoring 526 runs. Miami has 126 home runs on the season to go along with 500 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,038 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned 1,148 base hits. The Miami Marlins have a team OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .258 so far this season.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a staff for the season. They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,067. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 574 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.15 (535 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.50 (1,225 strikeouts vs 406 free passes). They have allowed 152 home runs and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

With 139 save situations, the Marlins have 80 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 58 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 164 times in high leverage situations in addition to 128 occasions with runners on base. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of their 182 inherited runners. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 56.9%, and they have sent 435 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Marlins have recorded 1,150 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 3,481 putouts for the year. Out of their 10,443 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (22nd in the majors).

In his career, Luzardo has allowed 375 hits while totaling 460 K's in 410 innings. Luzardo (22-26 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 196 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and he has faced 1,729 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-102)

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