Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Arizona Diamondbacks (69-53) are en route to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (59-61). The starting pitchers will be Ryne Nelson and Ryan Pepiot.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 1st in the league. They have accumulated 644 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .333. The Diamondbacks have tallied 213 doubles as a team and have hit 147 balls out of the park. They have compiled 612 RBI's and 1,084 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .261. Arizona is slugging .434 and have been rung up 942 times, while taking a walk on 413 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 124 home runs and also 567 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Arizona has relinquished 1,083 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 536 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.44 over the course of the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 919 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a unit this season.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 110 times and also have had 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 71 holds for the season (11th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relievers have a save percentage of 57.7% and has entered the game in 125 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves on the year and have blown 22 of their 52 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 base runners for the season with 42.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 403 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 3,261 putouts this year, in addition to 1,127 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which is 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 113 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,783 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

Nelson (17-15 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.67 while he has gone up against 1,187 hitters in the majors. He has given up 294 base hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 81 free passes. His ERA is 4.74 (147 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.343. Nelson has thrown 279 innings and has accounted for 207 K's so far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with a team OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .231 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 1,090 instances (8th in baseball) and have a total of 921 hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 110 home runs this year to go along with 434 RBIs. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .369 and they average 3.87 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 390 times and putting up 464 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.231 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,037 strikeouts vs 328 walks). They sit at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 993. They have allowed 152 long balls and they give up 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 520 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.98 (474 earned runs given up).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 55 save chances and they have earned 37 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 407 relievers onto the field this year. Their relievers have come in 157 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 136 inherited runners. With 136 save situations, the Rays have 79 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 938 assists, 62 errors and have earned a total of 3,220 putouts so far this season. In 9,660 innings on the diamond, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in baseball).

During his career, Pepiot has given up 116 base knocks while he has totaled 174 strikeouts in 165 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 62 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.084 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 671 batters during his career. Pepiot (11-6 career win-loss mark) has a 3.38 earned run average while allowing 6.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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