Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-119) Miami (+101)

The Miami Marlins (21-39) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (29-31) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -119 and Miami is priced at +101. The over/under is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Zach Eflin and Braxton Garrett.

The Rays have accounted for 85 doubles as a team and have hit 47 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .355 and have struck out 536 times, while being walked on 189 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 25th in the league. They have 216 runs batted in as well as 470 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .234. They have tallied 234 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rays pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs in addition to 287 total runs (23rd in MLB). Tampa Bay has conceded 514 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 261 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.33 on the season (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 511 hitters. They have walked 175 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a unit this season.

The Rays have sent 198 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 runners on the year with 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 18 saves on the year and have blown 12 of their 30 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. The bullpen have 37 holds over the course of the season (10th in the league). Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 50 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 1,628 putouts on the year, in addition to 467 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and have accumulated 44 double plays. The Rays have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,884 innings, ranking them 17th in professional baseball.

Eflin has taken the ball for 896 innings and has accounted for 782 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.27 (425 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.233. He has surrendered 917 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 188 free passes. Eflin (55-57 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.05 while he has faced 3,754 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Miami has compiled 47 long balls for the year to go along with 212 runs batted in. They have hit 78 two-baggers, while taking a walk 134 times as well as recording 219 runs. The Miami Marlins have recorded a team on-base percentage of .290 and a batting average of .236 for the year. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .351 and they are earning 3.65 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 463 occasions (25th in the league) and have accounted for 477 hits.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.371 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.09 as a squad so far this season. They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 517. The Miami pitching staff have given up 301 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.56 (270 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (489 strikeouts vs 214 free passes). They have conceded 57 homers and they give up 5.08 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.6% out of their 82 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 24 holds and 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 45.0%, and they have dispatched 199 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Miami has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 20 save chances and they have come away with 9 saves.

In their 4,797 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (28th in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have gotten 48 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 569 assists, 42 errors and have accounted for 1,599 putouts for the season.

Garrett (16-17 mark in his career) has a 3.91 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.79 and he has faced 1,324 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 136 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.256 and a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Garrett has conceded 312 base hits while he has totaled 307 punch outs in 313 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-119)

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