Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (58-40) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (48-48) on Friday. The men taking the mound will be Zach Eflin and Gerrit Cole.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 3.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in the league. They have earned 376 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311. The Rays have hit 150 doubles as a team and have smacked 86 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 350 runs batted in as well as 754 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .236. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .370 and have struck out 862 times, while drawing a walk on 311 occasions.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.20 so far this year (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 829 hitters. Rays pitchers have given up 126 home runs and also 439 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 269 opposing players and their FIP is 4.23 as a unit on the campaign. Tampa Bay has conceded 809 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 402 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 63.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. The relievers have inherited 108 runners for the season and 30.6% of them crossed the plate. Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 74 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 325 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have notched 64 holds so far this season (5th in baseball). They have earned 31 saves for the year and have blown 18 of their 49 chances to get a save.

The Rays have transformed 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,752 innings, ranking them 12th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 2,584 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 737 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 10th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 63 double plays.

Eflin has taken the ball for 935 innings and is sitting with 816 K's in his MLB career. Eflin (57-59 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.19 while he has gone up against 3,920 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.26 (442 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.227. He has allowed 954 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 193 free passes.

The New York Yankees have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 786 occasions (19th in MLB) and have tallied 806 base knocks. New York has recorded 140 home runs this season to go along with 469 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .426 and they are scoring 4.98 runs per game (1st in the league). They have notched 139 two-baggers, while getting a free base 387 times as well as earning 488 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.209 with a FIP of 4.11 as a squad for the year. They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 734. The New York pitching staff have relinquished 382 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.54 (343 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (854 strikeouts vs 320 free passes). They have surrendered 107 long balls and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 45 holds and 12 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save chances and they have recorded 27 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 110 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.9% of 171 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 302 relievers to the mound this season.

In 7,851 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (4th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 785 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 2,617 putouts this season.

Cole (147-76 career record) has a 3.19 earned run average while conceding 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.54 and he has faced 7,574 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 668 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.091 and having a FIP of 3.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Cole has allowed 1,574 base hits while he has earned 2,178 punch outs in 1,882 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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