Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+134) New York (-158)

The New York Yankees (13-6) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (10-9) at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The odds on this game have the Rays at +134 while the Yankees are priced at -158. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Alexander and Clarke Schmidt.

The Rays have accounted for 26 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 17 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .367 and have been rung up 163 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 17th in baseball. They have compiled 74 runs batted in and 156 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .244. They have tallied 82 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .309.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Rays pitchers have yielded 29 home runs and 100 runs in total (27th in the league). Tampa Bay has surrendered 174 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 95 earned runs. The Rays hold a team ERA of 4.93 for the season (28th in MLB), and they have rung up 169 batters. They have walked 71 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.72 as a team this season.

Rays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 16 times as well as having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 16 holds on the season (3rd in baseball). The Rays relievers have compiled a save rate of 55.6% and stepped onto the hill in 26 save situations. They have compiled 5 saves on the year and have blown 4 out of their 9 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 25 base runners on the year and 20.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rays have sent 62 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 520 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 140 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which ranks 3rd in MLB, and have earned 16 double plays. The Rays have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,560 innings, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball.

Alexander has taken the hill for 356 frames and has earned 285 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Alexander (12-23 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.68 and he has gone up against 1,516 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.47 (177 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.301. He has conceded 385 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 79 walks.

The New York Yankees have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .343 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this year. They have struck out on 147 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 155 hits. New York has hit 21 home runs on the year as well as 82 RBIs. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .395 and they score 4.74 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have hit 30 doubles, while walking 92 times and recording 90 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 139. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 70 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.12 (59 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (150 strikeouts vs 77 walks). They have allowed 15 dingers and they relinquish 3.70 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

New York has had relievers step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 59 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 24 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 54.5% out of 33 inherited runners. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

Out of their 1,536 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (4th in baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding rate of .977 (28th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 177 assists, 16 errors and have 512 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Schmidt has given up 249 hits while totaling 234 punch outs in 244 innings. He has allowed 117 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.377 and having a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and he has faced 1,064 hitters in his MLB career. Schmidt (15-15 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.32 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-158)

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