Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, July 22, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (59-41) will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (49-49) at Yankee Stadium on Monday. The men taking the mound are Zack Littell and Carlos Rodon.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which is 27th in baseball. They have racked up 386 runs scored and have an OBP of .311. The Rays have tallied 153 two-baggers as a team and have hit 91 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 360 RBI's as well as 772 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .236. Tampa Bay is slugging .373 and have struck out 879 times, while drawing a walk on 317 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Rays pitchers have surrendered 126 long balls and 446 runs in total (20th in MLB). Tampa Bay has given up 823 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 408 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 4.18 on the year (21st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 844 hitters. They have walked 277 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a team so far this season.

Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 74 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 64 holds over the course of the season (5th in MLB). The Rays relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.3% and has entered the game in 115 save situations. They have recorded 31 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 out of their 49 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 108 base runners on the year with 30.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rays have sent 330 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,635 putouts on the year, in addition to 760 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays. The Rays have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,905 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in MLB.

Littell has taken the ball for 360 innings and has racked up 319 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Littell (19-17 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.08 and he has gone up against 1,538 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.15 (166 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.304. He has given up 379 base hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 91 free passes.

The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the season. They have been rung up on 801 occasions (19th in MLB) and have tallied 820 base hits. New York has accounted for 140 home runs so far this year as well as 475 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .424 and they score 4.95 runs per outing (4th in MLB). They have put up 144 doubles, while walking 395 times as well as scoring 495 runs.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a unit this season. They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 752. The New York pitching staff have allowed 392 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (353 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (871 strikeouts vs 326 walks). They have surrendered 112 dingers and they relinquish 3.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 307 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 172 inherited runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 45 holds and 12 blown saves.

In 8,013 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 70 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 803 assists, 58 errors and have 2,671 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Rodon has given up 900 base knocks while he has tallied 1,123 strikeouts in 1,018 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 443 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.257 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 4,312 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Rodon (68-61 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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