Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (71-75) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Saturday where they will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (84-62). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Alexander and Tanner Bibee.

Tampa Bay is slugging .368 and have struck out 1,340 times, while drawing a walk on 462 occasions. They have tallied 522 runs batted in and 1,126 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .231. The Rays have accumulated 228 doubles as a squad and have smacked 133 baseballs out of the park. They have 561 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Rays pitchers have given up 188 home runs in addition to 623 runs in total (12th in MLB). Tampa Bay has surrendered 1,185 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 565 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.90 on the season (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,247 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 414 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a team on the campaign.

The Rays have dispatched 492 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 168 runners for the season with 23.8% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 44 saves for the season and have blown 20 out of their 64 save chances. The Rays relievers have a save percentage of 68.8% and has come into the game in 158 save situations. The relievers have a total of 92 holds this year (6th in the league). Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 115 times in addition to having 182 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 3,908 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,149 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and they have turned 101 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,724 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball.

Alexander has taken the ball for 434 frames and has earned 349 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Alexander (17-27 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.55 while facing 1,845 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.62 (223 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.290. He has conceded 465 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 95 free passes.

The Cleveland Guardians have recorded an on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .239 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,071 occasions (27th in baseball) and have earned 1,153 hits. Cleveland has knocked in 168 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 620 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .396 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have 222 doubles, while walking 429 times and scoring 657 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (1,270 strikeouts vs 446 free passes). They sit at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,117. They have yielded 171 long balls and they surrender 4.02 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 578 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.77 (541 earned runs conceded).

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 64 save chances and they have earned 49 saves. They sit at 1st in MLB with a save rate of 76.6%, and they have dispatched 536 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 190 times in high leverage situations and also on 154 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of 216 inherited runners. With 180 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 114 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 115 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 1,259 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 3,879 putouts on the season. In 11,637 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in the majors).

Bibee (21-11 mark in his career) has a 3.28 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 1,217 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 108 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.152 and a FIP of 3.2. During his career, Bibee has surrendered 255 base knocks while earning 307 strikeouts in 296 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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