Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (48-48) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will compete against the New York Yankees (58-40). The pitchers taking the mound will be Shane Baz and Marcus Stroman.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have tallied 376 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Rays have recorded 150 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 86 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 350 runs batted in in addition to 754 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .236. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 862 times, while being walked on 311 occasions.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 4.20 on the year (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 829 batters. Rays pitchers have yielded 126 home runs and also 439 runs (20th in baseball). They have walked 269 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a unit this season. Tampa Bay has relinquished 809 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 402 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Rays have dispatched 325 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 108 base runners this season and 30.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 31 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 18 of 49 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 63.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. The bullpen have earned 64 holds so far this season (5th in baseball). Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 74 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,584 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 737 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 10th in MLB, and have accumulated 63 double plays. The Rays have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,752 innings, which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball.

Baz has taken the ball for 50 frames and has earned 59 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.30 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.195. He has given up 46 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 14 free passes. Baz (3-3 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.24 and he has faced 211 hitters in the majors.

The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .247 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 786 instances (19th in the league) and have 806 base hits. New York has hit 140 home runs so far this season to go along with 469 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .426 and they are scoring 4.98 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 139 two-baggers, while walking 387 times as well as putting up 488 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.209 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a squad for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (854 strikeouts against 320 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 734. They have given up 107 homers and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have allowed 382 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.54 (343 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 86 save situations, the Yankees have 45 holds and 12 blown saves. New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 171 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 302 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

The New York Yankees have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 785 assists, 58 errors and have 2,617 putouts on the season. In their 7,851 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Stroman has allowed 1,349 base hits while he has totaled 1,169 K's in 1,408 innings. Stroman (84-80 career win-loss mark) has a 3.64 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 570 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.259 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.76 and he has gone up against 5,870 batters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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