Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: DBACKS.TV

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (59-61) will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (69-53) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Merrill Kelly and Taj Bradley.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .434 and have struck out 942 times, while drawing a walk on 413 occasions. They have accumulated 612 runs batted in in addition to 1,084 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .261. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 213 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 147 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 644 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 124 home runs in addition to 567 total runs (22nd in the league). Arizona has allowed 1,083 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 536 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.44 this season (25th in baseball), and they have rung up 919 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a team on the season.

The Diamondbacks have sent 403 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 153 runners this year and 42.5% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 30 saves for the year and have missed out on 22 of 52 chances to save the game. The Diamondbacks bullpen have a save percentage of 57.7% and has entered the game in 125 save situations. The relievers have notched 71 holds on the year (11th in the league). Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 110 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,783 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 3,261 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,127 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which ranks 1st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 113 double plays.

Kelly has taken the hill for 779 frames and has earned 704 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.75 (325 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.211. He has surrendered 703 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 241 walks. Kelly (51-43 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 and he has faced 3,207 batters in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a team SLG% of .369 and they tally 3.87 runs per game (28th in the league). They have put up 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 390 times as well as racking up 464 runs. Tampa Bay has 110 home runs on the season and 434 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,090 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned 921 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .231 this year.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 520 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.98 (474 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 152 homers and they concede 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.231 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,037 strikeouts vs 328 walks). They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 993.

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 136 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Rays have amassed 79 holds and also 18 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have dispatched 407 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have tallied 37 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 80 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 938 assists, 62 errors and are sitting with 3,220 putouts this year. Out of their 9,660 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (13th in MLB).

Bradley (11-15 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.59 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.35 and he has faced 853 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 102 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Bradley has allowed 182 base hits while he has totaled 241 strikeouts in 200 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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