Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (72-75) are traveling to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will play the Cleveland Guardians (84-63). The expected starting pitchers will be Taj Bradley and Ben Lively.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .369 and have struck out 1,347 times, while taking a walk on 466 occasions. They have earned 527 runs batted in and 1,136 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .231. The Rays have accounted for 231 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 134 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 566 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in the league.

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The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 this season (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,256 hitters. Rays pitchers have conceded 188 home runs and also 625 runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 418 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a unit on the season. Tampa Bay has given up 1,190 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 567 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 115 times in addition to having 185 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 95 holds on the year (4th in MLB). The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 162 save situations. They have earned 45 saves on the season and have not converted 20 of 65 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 168 base runners so far this season and 23.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Rays have dispatched 497 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Rays have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,805 innings, ranking them 8th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 3,935 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,160 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Bradley (11-18 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.88 and he has faced 972 batters in the majors. He has conceded 214 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 80 free passes. His ERA is 4.95 (125 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.295. Bradley has taken the ball for 227 innings and has totaled 266 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned an OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .238 this year. They have struck out on 1,080 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned 1,158 hits. Cleveland has 168 home runs so far this year and 622 RBIs. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .395 and they are recording 4.48 runs per game (14th in the league). They have recorded 223 doubles, while walking 433 times and earning 659 runs.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a team for the season. They come in at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,127. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 583 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (545 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,277 strikeouts against 450 walks). They have given up 172 dingers and they surrender 4.03 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

With 180 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 114 holds and 15 blown saves. Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 64 save opportunities and they have walked away with 49 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 191 times in high leverage situations and on 156 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of 219 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in the league holding a save percentage of 76.6%, and they have sent 539 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 117 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,264 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 3,906 putouts on the campaign. In their 11,718 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in baseball).

Lively (19-26 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.63 earned run average and has given up 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and he has gone up against 1,476 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 178 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Lively has allowed 357 base knocks while earning 269 K's in 346 innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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