Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Marlins (21-39) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (29-31) at loanDepot park on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Ryan Pepiot and Jesus Luzardo.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 25th in the league. They have accumulated 234 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Rays have accumulated 85 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 47 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 216 runs batted in and 470 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .234. Tampa Bay is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 536 times, while being walked on 189 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rays pitchers have allowed 78 home runs and 287 runs in total (24th in baseball). Tampa Bay has conceded 514 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 261 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.33 so far this year (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 511 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 175 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team this year.

Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 50 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 37 holds on the campaign (10th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. They have 18 saves for the year and have blown 12 of their 30 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 69 runners on the year with 33.3% of them crossed home plate. The Rays have sent 198 relievers to the mound this year.

The Rays have transformed 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,884 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 1,628 putouts this year, as well as 467 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 10th in the majors, and they have turned 44 double plays.

Pepiot has taken the ball for 124 innings and has 131 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Pepiot (8-3 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.29 and he has gone up against 499 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.18 (44 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.035. He has allowed 81 base knocks (5.8 hits per nine innings) and has 48 free passes.

The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .351 and they score 3.65 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have put up 78 two-baggers, while walking 134 times and scoring 219 runs. Miami has hit 47 long balls for the year as well as 212 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 463 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have totaled 477 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have earned a team on-base percentage of .290 in addition to a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.371 and have a FIP of 4.10 as a unit on the season. They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 517. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 301 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.56 (270 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (489 strikeouts vs 214 bases on balls). They have surrendered 57 homers and they give up 5.08 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Miami has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have earned 9 saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 45.0%, and they have dispatched 199 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.6% out of their 82 inherited base runners. With 44 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 24 holds and also 11 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 569 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 1,599 putouts on the campaign. In their 4,797 innings played, the Marlins hold a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (28th in the majors).

Luzardo (25-32 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.18 earned run average and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.17 and he has faced 2,080 opposing batters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 231 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.241 and having a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Luzardo has surrendered 443 base hits while accumulating 551 punch outs in 497 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami

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