Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

The New York Mets (20-21) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (31-11) at Citi Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Yonny Chirinos and Justin Verlander.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 6.2 runs per contest, which is 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 260 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .349. The Rays have recorded 80 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the park. They have tallied 249 RBI's in addition to 395 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .275. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .508 and have struck out 355 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions.

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The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.26 so far this season (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 355 hitters. Rays pitchers have yielded 33 long balls in addition to 140 runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 136 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a team this year. Tampa Bay has relinquished 296 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 135 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.61 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.16.

Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 29 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 20 holds so far this year (22nd in baseball). The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.1% and stepped onto the hill in 38 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves for the season and have not converted 7 of 18 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 base runners over the course of the season and 39.1% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have sent 131 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Rays have turned 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,354 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 1,118 putouts for the season, as well as 402 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which has them ranked 5th in the majors, and they have twisted 34 double plays.

Chirinos has taken the ball for 265 innings and is sitting with 214 K's thus far in his career. Chirinos (16-11 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 1,077 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.42 (101 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.125. He has given up 231 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 68 walks.

The New York Mets have compiled an OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .239 for the season. They have been rung up on 311 occasions (27th in MLB) and have accounted for 324 hits. New York has accumulated 41 HRs so far this season as well as 163 runs batted in. The Mets hold a team SLG% of .381 and they are earning 4.17 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have 62 doubles, while getting a free base 151 times as well as earning 171 runs.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.346 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (341 strikeouts against 155 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 320. They have given up 54 homers and they allow 4.59 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have allowed 180 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.54 (178 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Mets have tallied 31 holds and also 3 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 15 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 41 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 128 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

The New York Mets have gotten 36 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in MLB). The Mets have accrued 336 assists, 13 errors and have a tally of 1,059 putouts for the year. In their 3,177 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (5th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Verlander has surrendered 2,661 base hits while he has totaled 3,210 strikeouts in 3,175 innings. He has given up 1,142 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.116 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.64 and he has gone up against 12,924 batters during his career. Verlander (245-134 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.24 earned run average and has surrendered 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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