New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The New York Yankees (55-37) are en route to Tropicana Field on Tuesday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (44-46). The pitchers taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Ryan Pepiot.

New York is slugging .427 and have been called out on strikes 728 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. They have accumulated 445 RBI's as well as 761 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .248. The Yankees have tallied 131 doubles as a team and have knocked 131 balls out of the stadium. They have 464 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .329. As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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The Yankees have an ERA of 3.59 so far this year (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 795 hitters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 103 home runs and also 363 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 302 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.18 as a team over the course of the season. New York has given up 686 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 327 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 104 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 41 holds on the season (21st in the league). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 69.4% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. They have accumulated 25 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 11 of 36 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 159 runners this year and 35.8% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have sent 282 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Yankees have converted 71.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,386 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned 2,462 putouts this season, as well as 737 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 25th in baseball, and have earned 65 double plays.

Rodon (68-60 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 4,275 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 891 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 375 walks. His ERA is 3.89 (437 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.253. Rodon has taken the mound for 1,010 innings and has 1,111 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .369 and they average 3.99 runs per game (25th in the league). They have put up 137 two-baggers, while walking 291 times and scoring 359 runs. Tampa Bay has knocked in 82 HRs on the year to go along with 336 runs batted in. They have struck out on 809 occasions (8th in MLB) and have notched a total of 706 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .235 on the year.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 426 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.36 (391 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 121 home runs and they surrender 4.75 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.268 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (778 strikeouts against 254 walks). They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 769.

With 101 save situations, the Rays have earned 54 holds and also 18 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 45 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relievers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 102 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 305 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 60 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (8th in baseball). The Rays have 693 assists, 42 errors and have a tally of 2,422 putouts on the season. In 7,266 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in pro baseball).

During his career, Pepiot has given up 110 hits while earning 163 punch outs in 153 innings. He has surrendered a total of 61 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.109 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 626 hitters during his career. Pepiot (9-6 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.58 earned run average while conceding 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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