Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Arizona Diamondbacks (69-53) are en route to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will play the Tampa Bay Rays (59-61). The starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Jeffrey Springs.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have racked up 644 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .333. The Diamondbacks have hit 213 two-baggers as a team and have hit 147 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 612 runs batted in and 1,084 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .261. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .434 and have been called out on strikes 942 times, while being walked on 413 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.44 on the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 919 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 124 home runs and 567 runs in total (23rd in MLB). They have walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a unit over the course of the season. Arizona has conceded 1,083 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 536 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Diamondbacks relievers have a save rate of 57.7% and stepped onto the hill in 125 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 153 base runners on the year with 42.5% of them crossed home plate. Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 110 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 403 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have tallied 71 holds so far this season (11th in the league). They have earned 30 saves for the year and have not converted 22 of their 52 chances to save the game.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,783 innings on the field, ranking them 25th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 3,261 putouts this year, in addition to 1,127 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which has them sitting 1st in the majors, and they have turned 113 double plays.

Gallen (48-36 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.23 while he has gone up against 3,149 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 633 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 239 walks. His ERA is 3.28 (281 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.129. Gallen has pitched in 772 innings and has 828 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 110 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 434 runs batted in. They have notched 192 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times as well as putting up 464 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .231 this season. The Rays have a SLG% of .369 and they earn 3.87 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,090 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned 921 hits.

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

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 136 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 157 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with base runners. With 136 save situations, the Rays have recorded 79 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 9th in the league with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 407 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 55 save chances and they have tallied 37 saves.

Out of their 9,660 innings played, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 80 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 938 assists, 62 errors and have a tally of 3,220 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Springs has allowed 271 hits and he has 336 strikeouts in 294 innings. Springs (21-11 career record) has earned a 3.46 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 113 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.46 and he has gone up against 1,241 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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