Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

The New York Mets (20-22) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (31-11) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Taj Bradley and Kodai Senga.

The Rays have recorded 80 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .508 and have been rung up 355 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 6.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have 249 RBI's in addition to 395 hits this year, while their batting average is sitting at .275. They have notched a total of 260 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .349.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Rays pitchers have yielded 33 home runs and 140 runs in total (1st in the league). Tampa Bay has yielded 296 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 135 earned runs. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.26 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 355 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 136 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a unit so far this season.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 29 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 20 holds for the season (22nd in MLB). The Rays relievers have compiled a save rate of 61.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 38 save situations. They have recorded 11 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 18 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 runners on the campaign with 39.1% of those players ended up scoring. The Rays have dispatched 131 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 1,118 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 402 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays. The Rays have transformed 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,354 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball.

Bradley (3-0 mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.59 while he has gone up against 60 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 12 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 2 walks. His ERA is 3.52 (6 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.913. Bradley has pitched in 15 innings and has accumulated 23 strikeouts during his MLB career.

New York has hit 41 home runs for the season to go along with 166 runs batted in. They have hit 64 two-baggers, while getting a free base 153 times as well as notching 174 runs. The New York Mets have a team OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .241 so far this year. The Mets hold a slugging % of .380 and they score 4.14 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 313 occasions (27th in the league) and have 335 base knocks.

The Mets have a WHIP of 1.363 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a pitching staff so far this year. They sit at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 335. The New York pitching staff have given up 190 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.69 (188 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (348 strikeouts vs 157 bases on balls). They have surrendered 55 homers and they surrender 4.74 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 129 relievers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 41 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. With 46 save situations, the Mets have 31 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in MLB). The Mets have accrued 347 assists, 14 errors and have accumulated 1,083 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 3,249 innings played, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (9th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Senga has conceded 33 hits while tallying 43 punch outs in 37 innings pitched. Senga (4-2 career mark) has earned a 4.14 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.514 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 163 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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