Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (58-40) will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (48-48) on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Taj Bradley and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 3.9 runs per game, which is 27th in the league. They have earned a total of 376 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .311. The Rays have compiled 150 doubles as a team and have knocked 86 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 350 runs batted in and 754 hits for the year, while their batting average is 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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Their K/BB ratio is 3.08 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Rays pitchers have yielded 126 long balls and also 439 total runs (20th in MLB). Tampa Bay has conceded 809 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 402 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 4.20 on the season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 829 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 269 opposing players and their FIP is 4.23 as a squad for the season.

The Rays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.3% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. The relievers have inherited 108 runners so far this year with 30.6% of those players crossed home plate. Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 74 times in addition to having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 325 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 64 holds on the campaign (5th in baseball). They have compiled 31 saves so far this season and have not converted 18 of their 49 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,584 putouts so far this season, in addition to 737 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 10th in the majors, and they have turned 63 double plays. The Rays have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,752 innings, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Bradley (9-12 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.46 and he has faced 739 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 158 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 63 walks. His ERA is 4.53 (87 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.277. Bradley has taken the ball for 173 innings and has accumulated 214 punch outs in his MLB career.

New York has 140 home runs for the year as well as 469 runs batted in. They have put up 139 doubles, while taking a walk 387 times and notching 488 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .247 on the year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .426 and they tally 4.98 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have been rung up on 786 occasions (19th in baseball) and have earned 806 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have given up 382 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.54 (343 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 107 homers and they allow 3.94 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.209 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (854 strikeouts against 320 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 734.

With 86 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 45 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and on 110 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 171 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 302 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The New York Yankees have turned 69 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 785 assists, 58 errors and have a total of 2,617 putouts for the year. In 7,851 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Cortes Jr has conceded 446 hits while earning 523 K's in 508 innings pitched. Cortes Jr (28-19 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.79 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 214 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.159 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.66 and he has gone up against 2,091 hitters 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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