New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-122) Tampa Bay (+102)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (8-9) will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (10-7) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at -122 while the Rays are priced at +102. The total is 9. The men taking the mound are Will Warren and Taj Bradley.

The Yankees have hit 28 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 32 baseballs out of the park. New York owns a slugging percentage of .487 and have struck out 160 times, while taking a walk on 65 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 6.1 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have 99 RBI's and 146 hits on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. They have earned 103 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .342.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 4.29 on the year (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 174 batters. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 20 long balls and 80 runs in total (20th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 76 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team on the season. New York has allowed 107 base knocks (6.5 per 9 innings) and 71 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Yankees have dispatched 57 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 base runners for the season with 14.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 5 saves on the season and have blown 1 of their 6 save opportunities. The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 83.3% and stepped onto the hill in 18 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 12 holds on the campaign (14th in baseball). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 21 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 74.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,341 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in MLB. The New York Mets have amassed 447 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 126 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 11th in baseball, and have 7 double plays.

Warren has thrown 36 innings and has earned 44 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Warren (1-3 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 8.33 and he has faced 167 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 8.45 (34 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.630. He has given up 42 hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) with 17 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an on-base percentage of .336 and a team batting average of .272 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 132 instances (23rd in baseball) and have accounted for 152 hits. Tampa Bay has accounted for 19 home runs on the campaign to go along with 78 runs batted in. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .429 and they earn 4.76 runs per game (7th in the league). They have 25 doubles, while getting a free base 54 times as well as putting up 81 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 66 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.60 (60 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 28 homers and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.138 with a FIP of 4.16 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.90 (165 strikeouts vs 39 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 132.

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% of 5 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations and on 3 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the Rays have tallied 8 holds and 2 blown saves. They sit at 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 51 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves.

In their 1,356 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (15th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Rays have accrued 148 assists, 9 errors and have earned a total of 452 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Bradley has surrendered 240 hits and he has 304 strikeouts in 259 innings. He has allowed 135 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.281 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 3.30 and he has faced 1,106 hitters thus far in his career. Bradley (15-19 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.69 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-122)

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