Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Monday, April 29, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

American Family Field is the site where the Milwaukee Brewers (17-8) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (13-14) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Ryan Pepiot and Janson Junk.

The Rays have accrued 35 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 22 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .360 and have struck out 242 times, while drawing a walk on 69 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have accounted for 98 runs batted in and 222 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .244. They have earned a total of 107 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.48 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 238 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 37 long balls and 136 runs (25th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 90 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a squad so far this year. Tampa Bay has given up 234 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 121 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33.

The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 53.3% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. The relievers have inherited 27 runners this season with 18.5% of those players crossed the plate. Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 18 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 84 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have racked up 21 holds over the course of the season (3rd in MLB). They have accumulated 8 saves this year and have blown 7 of 15 save chances.

The Rays have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,190 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 730 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 195 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball, and have earned 19 double plays.

Pepiot (7-3 career mark) has a FIP of 4.51 while he has gone up against 429 batters in the majors. He has given up 71 hits (6.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 42 walks. His earned run average is 3.03 (36 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.056. Pepiot has pitched in 107 innings and is sitting with 111 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Brewers have a team slugging % of .421 and they score 5.36 runs per game (6th in the league). They have put up 36 two-baggers, while getting a free base 94 times and scoring 134 runs. Milwaukee has knocked in 33 long balls this year as well as 126 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 230 occasions (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 230 hits. The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a team on-base percentage of .339 and a batting average of .262 on the year.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.241 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a squad over the course of the season. They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 192. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 98 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.46 (86 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (201 strikeouts vs 86 bases on balls). They have conceded 27 home runs and they allow 3.94 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Milwaukee bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% of 39 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with base runners. With 30 save situations, the Brewers have earned 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 85 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Milwaukee has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves.

Out of their 2,016 innings played, the Brewers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (5th in the majors). The Milwaukee Brewers have gotten 16 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Brewers have racked up 219 assists, 13 errors and have earned 672 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Junk has surrendered 38 base hits while he has accumulated 26 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched. Junk (1-3 career mark) has earned a 4.78 earned run average while allowing 10.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.406 and having a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 141 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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