New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-125) Tampa Bay (+105)

The Tampa Bay Rays (19-20) are hosting the New York Yankees (26-14) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Yankees at -125 while the Rays are sitting at +105. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Gil and Tyler Alexander.

As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 11th in baseball. They have 190 runs and have an OBP of .336. The Yankees have accrued 51 two-baggers as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 180 RBI's and 331 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .250. New York is slugging .409 and have struck out 313 times, while drawing a walk on 167 occasions.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.92 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 345 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs and also 135 total runs (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 136 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit so far this year. New York has relinquished 286 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 116 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18.

The Yankees have dispatched 120 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 67 base runners over the course of the season and 35.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 17 saves for the year and have not converted 6 out of their 23 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 73.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 44 save situations. The relievers have tallied 21 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league). Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 49 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,222 innings, which ranks them 5th in the majors. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,074 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 341 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 31 double plays.

Gil has pitched in 70 innings and is sitting with 88 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.33 (26 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.251. He has given up 43 hits (5.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 45 walks. Gil (4-2 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.96 and he has faced 301 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Rays have a slugging percentage of .361 and they are earning 3.95 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have tallied 51 doubles, while walking 118 times and scoring 154 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 31 HRs so far this year as well as 140 runs batted in. They have struck out on 346 occasions (8th in MLB) and have earned 316 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .244 over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 187 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.36 (169 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 49 homers and they surrender 4.82 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.309 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (342 strikeouts vs 123 walks). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 334.

Sitting with 45 save situations, the Rays have accrued 25 holds and also 8 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and also on 30 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.9% of 46 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 122 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 26 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in MLB). The Rays have recorded 285 assists, 24 errors and have notched a total of 1,049 putouts on the campaign. In 3,147 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Alexander has conceded 400 base knocks while he has earned 303 K's in 374 frames. Alexander (12-24 career mark) has a 4.43 earned run average and has allowed 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 184 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.294 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.61 and he has faced 1,590 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+105)

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