Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Tampa Bay Rays (13-16) are en route to American Family Field on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (17-10). The pitchers taking the mound will be Tyler Alexander and Freddy Peralta.

The Rays have tallied 40 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 25 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay is slugging .366 and have struck out 260 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in baseball. They have accrued 106 runs batted in in addition to 240 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .244. They have accumulated 116 runs and hold an OBP of .306.

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The Rays hold a team earned run average of 4.56 this year (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 255 batters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 39 home runs and 148 runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 92 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a team this year. Tampa Bay has yielded 256 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 132 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.77 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34.

The Rays have sent 91 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners for the season and 21.9% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 8 saves on the year and have blown 8 out of their 16 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 21 holds for the season (3rd in MLB). Rays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 22 times as well as having 40 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 68.7% of balls in play into outs in their 2,346 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 782 putouts so far this season, as well as 213 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 12th in the majors, and have accumulated 21 double plays.

Alexander has thrown 366 innings and has accounted for 293 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Alexander (12-23 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.62 and he has faced 1,552 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.40 (179 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. He has conceded 390 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 81 walks.

The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .423 and they average 5.26 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 43 doubles, while walking 105 times as well as recording 142 runs. Milwaukee has accounted for 35 long balls on the season to go along with 134 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 249 occasions (12th in the league) and have notched a total of 246 base knocks. The Milwaukee Brewers hold a team OBP of .341 as well as a batting average of .260 on the season.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 128 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.28 (115 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 34 homers and they yield 4.76 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Brewers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.351 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (213 strikeouts against 98 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 229.

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have recorded 10 saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 92 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.7% of 41 inherited base runners. With 30 save situations, the Brewers have 16 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Brewers have 232 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 726 putouts so far this year. Out of their 2,178 innings on the field, the Brewers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (10th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Peralta has given up 446 base knocks while earning 787 punch outs in 609 innings pitched. He has allowed 257 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.35 and he has faced 2,519 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Peralta (44-27 career record) has earned a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 6.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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