Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (57-34) are hitting the road to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (45-47). The pitchers expected to start will be Gavin Williams and Zack Littell.

Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 667 times, while drawing a walk on 281 occasions. They have 419 runs batted in and 743 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .246. The Guardians have accumulated 157 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 106 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 449 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Guardians pitchers have conceded 106 long balls in addition to 353 runs in total (4th in baseball). Cleveland has relinquished 699 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 334 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.72 on the year (8th in the league), and they have rung up 811 hitters. They have walked 279 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a squad this year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 93 times as well as having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 77 holds this season (2nd in MLB). The Guardians relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 73.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 124 save situations. They have compiled 33 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 12 of their 45 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 base runners on the season and 23.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 333 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Guardians have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,272 innings, which has them ranked 9th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 2,424 putouts this season, in addition to 786 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 80 double plays.

Williams has pitched in 91 innings and has earned 88 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.46 (35 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.284. He has surrendered 77 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 40 free passes. Williams (3-6 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.41 while he has faced 387 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .368 and they are scoring 3.97 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have recorded 139 doubles, while taking a walk 300 times and notching 365 runs. Tampa Bay has 83 home runs so far this season as well as 341 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 828 instances (8th in the league) and are sitting with 723 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a staff so far this season. They come in at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 782. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 431 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.31 (395 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (796 strikeouts vs 259 walks). They have conceded 122 home runs and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 46 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 311 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 124 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 104 inherited runners. With 105 save situations, the Rays have earned 57 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 711 assists, 43 errors and are sitting with 2,476 putouts for the year. Out of their 7,428 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Littell has allowed 373 hits and he has 316 strikeouts in 354 innings. Littell (19-17 career mark) is the owner of a 4.19 earned run average and has conceded 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 165 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.55 and he has faced 1,510 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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