Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (57-34) are traveling to Tropicana Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (45-47). The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Carrasco and Taj Bradley.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .411 and have struck out 667 times, while drawing a walk on 281 occasions. They have 419 runs batted in in addition to 743 hits this season, while their batting average is at .246. The Guardians have accounted for 157 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 106 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 449 runs while having a team OBP of .320. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 106 home runs in addition to 353 total runs (4th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 699 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 334 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.72 so far this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 811 batters. They have walked 279 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.04 as a squad on the campaign.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 93 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 77 holds this season (2nd in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 73.3% and has come into the game in 124 save situations. They have accumulated 33 saves this year and have missed out on 12 of their 45 save chances. The relievers have inherited 125 base runners over the course of the season and 23.2% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 333 relievers to the hill this season.

The Guardians have transformed 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,272 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 2,424 putouts thus far, in addition to 786 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which is 12th in the majors, and they have turned 80 double plays.

Carrasco (110-99 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 6,759 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,585 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 443 walks. His ERA is 4.10 (738 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.253. Carrasco has thrown 1,619 innings and has racked up 1,638 K's during his MLB career.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 83 home runs on the season to go along with 341 runs batted in. They have 139 doubles, while taking a walk 300 times and recording 365 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated a team OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .235 this season. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .368 and they average 3.97 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 828 occasions (8th in MLB) and have totaled 723 hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 431 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.31 (395 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 122 dingers and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.262 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (796 strikeouts vs 259 free passes). They rank 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 782.

With 105 save situations, the Rays have tallied 57 holds and 18 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 46 save opportunities and they have walked away with 28 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% out of their 104 inherited runners. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 311 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 711 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,476 putouts for the season. In their 7,428 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (15th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Bradley has given up 153 hits while he has earned 206 strikeouts in 166 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 87 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 712 hitters during his MLB career. Bradley (8-12 career mark) has a 4.72 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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