New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (19-19) will take on the New York Yankees (25-13) at Tropicana Field on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Clarke Schmidt and Taj Bradley.

New York has a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 294 times, while drawing a walk on 160 occasions. They have recorded 175 runs batted in and 316 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .251. The Yankees have compiled 51 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 49 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 185 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338. As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.45 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17. Yankees pitchers have conceded 32 home runs and 127 total runs (4th in baseball). New York has yielded 258 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and also 108 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 2.94 on the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 316 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 129 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a unit for the year.

Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 47 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 19 holds on the season (17th in the league). The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 72.7% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have compiled 16 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 out of their 22 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 65 runners so far this season with 36.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have dispatched 114 relievers to the hill this season.

The Yankees have converted 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,979 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 993 putouts this year, in addition to 315 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 25th in MLB, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Schmidt has pitched in 265 frames and is sitting with 259 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.24 (125 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.353. He has given up 267 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 92 free passes. Schmidt (17-16 career record) has a FIP of 4.24 while facing 1,151 hitters in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .244 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 335 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 310 hits. Tampa Bay has compiled 31 home runs this season to go along with 140 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .364 and they have an average of 4.05 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have put up 51 doubles, while getting a free base 114 times as well as putting up 154 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.301 and have a FIP of 4.23 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 313. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (163 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (323 strikeouts vs 118 bases on balls). They have conceded 47 HR's and they allow 4.92 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

With 45 save situations, the Rays have 25 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 19 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 44 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 118 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in pro baseball). The Rays have accrued 272 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 995 putouts for the year. In their 2,985 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Bradley has surrendered 106 base knocks while tallying 129 punch outs in 104 frames. Bradley (5-8 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.59 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 65 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and he has faced 460 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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