Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/7/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+125) Tampa Bay (-161)

J.C. Mejia and the Cleveland Indians (42-40, 2nd in AL Central) go to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they'll meet the Tampa Bay Rays (49-36, 2nd in AL East). The Indians open this game at +125 while the Rays are priced at -161. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be J.C. Mejia and Michael Wacha.

As a team, the Cleveland Indians are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have earned 355 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .297. The Indians have earned 120 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 99 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 337 RBI's and 612 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .229. Cleveland is slugging .394 and have been rung up 689 times, while drawing a walk on 232 occasions.

The Indians have an earned run average of 4.41 on the season (20th in the league), and their staff has rung up 773 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 302 hitters and their FIP is 4.27 as a unit this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Indians pitchers have allowed 104 home runs and 372 runs in total (15th in the league).

Indians pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 75 times in addition to having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 36 holds for the year (20th in the league). The Indians relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 78.6% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. They have earned 22 saves on the year and have blown 6 of their 28 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 107 base runners on the year with 29.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Indians have dispatched 275 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Cleveland Indians have a tally of 2,138 putouts this season, in addition to 702 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which puts them in 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 564 double plays. The Indians have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,414 innings, which ranks them 18th in the majors.

Mejia has taken the mound for 27 innings and has tallied 25 K's in his career. Mejia (1-3 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.21 while he has faced 113 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.18 (19 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.265. He has given up 26 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 9 walks.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .394 and they have an average of 4.88 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have 148 two-baggers, while taking a walk 326 times as well as earning 415 runs. Tampa Bay has 103 home runs on the campaign and 393 RBIs. They have been rung up on 870 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 668 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with a team OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .231 over the course of the season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 348 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.60 (308 earned runs yielded). They have given up 98 HR's and they allow 4.07 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.148 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.43 (807 strikeouts against 235 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 648.

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 34 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 275 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 113 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 90 inherited base runners. With 87 save situations, the Rays have accrued 51 holds and 11 blown saves.

In their 6,921 innings played, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (8th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have twisted 73 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (4th in professional baseball). The Rays have recorded 767 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,307 putouts on the campaign.

Wacha (61-45 career mark) has a 4.08 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 and he has faced 4,067 batters during his career. He has given up a total of 432 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.338 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Wacha has surrendered 951 hits while he has totaled 840 strikeouts in 953 innings.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-161)

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