Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+122) Cleveland (-145)

The Tampa Bay Rays (71-75) are headed to Progressive Field on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (84-62). The odds on this game have the Rays at +122 while the Guardians are coming in at -145. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Zack Littell and Alex Cobb.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. They have tallied 561 runs and have an on-base percentage of .305. The Rays have compiled 228 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 133 balls out of the stadium. They have 522 RBI's in addition to 1,126 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .231. Tampa Bay is slugging .368 and have struck out 1,340 times, while being walked on 462 occasions.

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The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.90 so far this season (12th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,247 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 188 home runs and also 623 total runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 414 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a unit on the season. Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,185 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 565 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 115 times in addition to having 182 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 92 holds for the season (6th in baseball). The Rays relievers have a save rate of 68.8% and has entered the game in 158 save situations. They have accumulated 44 saves for the year and have blown 20 out of their 64 save chances. The relievers have inherited 168 runners so far this year with 23.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rays have sent 492 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Rays have transformed 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,724 innings, which has them ranked 8th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 3,908 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,149 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 19th in the majors, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Littell (22-20 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while he has faced 1,692 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 413 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 103 walks. His earned run average is 4.03 (178 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.298. Littell has thrown 397 frames and is sitting with 347 punch outs thus far in his career.

Cleveland is sitting with 168 home runs so far this season as well as 620 RBIs. They have tallied 222 two-baggers, while getting a free base 429 times and notching 657 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an OBP of .310 in addition to a batting average of .239 on the year. The Guardians hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.50 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,071 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,153 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 578 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.77 (541 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 171 dingers and they concede 4.02 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.209 with a FIP of 4.09 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,270 strikeouts vs 446 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,117.

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of 216 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 190 times in high leverage situations and on 154 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 180 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 114 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in MLB with a save rate of 76.6%, and they have sent 536 relievers to the hill on the year. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 64 save opportunities and they have earned 49 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in pro baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,259 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 3,879 putouts on the campaign. In 11,637 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (4th in pro baseball).

Cobb (79-76 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.84 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 5,577 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 566 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. In his pro baseball career, Cobb has allowed 1,307 base hits while he has totaled 1,108 K's in 1,327 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+122)

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