Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (19-23) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (23-22) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Aaron Civale and Alek Manoah.

Tampa Bay is slugging .366 and have been rung up 409 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. They have compiled 170 runs batted in in addition to 365 hits on the year, while their team batting average is .242. The Rays have accrued 63 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 38 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 187 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 4.33 on the season (21st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 391 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 60 long balls and 215 runs in total (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 135 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a squad so far this year. Tampa Bay has allowed 382 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 195 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28.

Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 35 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 33 holds so far this year (3rd in baseball). The Rays relievers have a save rate of 58.3% and stepped onto the hill in 58 save situations. They have earned 14 saves this year and have blown 10 of 24 save chances. The relievers have inherited 50 runners for the season and 22.0% of them crossed the plate. The Rays have sent 146 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Rays have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,651 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 1,217 putouts thus far, in addition to 343 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays.

Civale has taken the ball for 521 innings and has accounted for 477 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Civale (33-29 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 2,147 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.09 (237 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.179. He has allowed 485 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 free passes.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .229 this season. They have struck out on 305 occasions (29th in MLB) and have 312 base hits. Toronto has a total of 35 long balls on the campaign as well as 142 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .359 and they score 3.62 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have put up 66 doubles, while getting a free base 146 times as well as putting up 152 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.347 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (338 strikeouts against 132 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 357. They have surrendered 56 HR's and they concede 4.93 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 199 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.49 (181 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 41 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 26 holds and also 4 blown saves. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 28 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of 72 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 139 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 31 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (18th in the majors). The Blue Jays have 352 assists, 24 errors and have a total of 1,089 putouts this season. Out of their 3,267 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Manoah has conceded 324 base hits while earning 398 K's in 406 innings. He has conceded 152 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and he has faced 1,710 hitters during his career. Manoah (28-19 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.36 earned run average and has surrendered 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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