Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (39-67) are traveling to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (54-52). The expected starting pitchers are Trevor Rogers and Taj Bradley.

Miami has a slugging rate of .362 and have been called out on strikes 883 times, while taking a walk on 243 occasions. They have tallied 372 runs batted in in addition to 849 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .237. The Marlins have accrued 148 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 91 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 383 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .290. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.6 runs/g, which ranks them 29th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Marlins pitchers have yielded 113 home runs and 525 runs in total (28th in MLB). Miami has surrendered 918 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 469 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.48 this season (25th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 872 batters. They have walked 364 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a team so far this year.

Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 109 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 49 holds this year (23rd in MLB). The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 52.6% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. They have recorded 20 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of 38 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 runners for the season with 35.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Marlins have sent 368 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Marlins have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,472 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in the majors. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 2,824 putouts this year, as well as 978 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have 78 double plays.

Rogers has taken the mound for 391 innings and has accumulated 406 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.23 (184 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.386. He has given up 386 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 156 free passes. Rogers (15-32 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.17 while facing 1,708 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 100 home runs on the year as well as 393 RBIs. They have 168 doubles, while getting a free base 349 times and scoring 421 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays hold an OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .234 over the course of the season. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .373 and they average 3.97 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 947 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 824 base hits.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.237 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 876. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 471 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.07 (429 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (914 strikeouts against 298 walks). They have surrendered 135 long balls and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Sitting with 124 save situations, the Rays have amassed 70 holds and 18 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 79 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 114 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have sent 360 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 73 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 832 assists, 57 errors and have accounted for 2,848 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,544 innings played, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in baseball).

So far in his career, Bradley has allowed 161 base hits and he has 226 K's in 186 frames. Bradley (11-12 mark in his career) has earned a 4.21 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 87 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.42 and he has gone up against 783 hitters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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