Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (24-17) host the Miami Marlins (18-22) at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cody Poteet and Drew Rasmussen.

The Marlins have accrued 65 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. Miami owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 359 times, while being walked on 123 occasions. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have accrued 159 runs batted in and 328 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have earned a total of 168 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 3.31 on the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 349 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 137 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Marlins pitchers have conceded 40 home runs and also 151 runs (4th in baseball).

The Marlins have sent 140 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 53 runners for the year with 34.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 9 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of their 13 chances to save the game. The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 23 holds on the season (16th in MLB). Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 34 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have converted 71.5% of balls in play into outs in their 3,183 innings, which has them sitting 10th in baseball. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 1,061 putouts for the season, in addition to 361 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 32 double plays.

Poteet (2-3 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.52 while he has faced 217 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 37 base hits (6.2 hits per 9 innings) with 24 walks. His ERA is 3.19 (19 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.137. Poteet has thrown 53 innings and is sitting with 51 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .239 on the year. They have struck out on 353 instances (14th in the league) and have earned 331 base hits. Tampa Bay is sitting with 42 home runs for the season to go along with 169 RBIs. The Rays have a team SLG% of .387 and they score 4.39 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have recorded 63 doubles, while getting a free base 118 times as well as putting up 180 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.103 with a FIP of 3.76 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.42 (359 strikeouts against 105 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 302. They have allowed 46 long balls and they concede 4.10 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 168 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.39 (139 earned runs yielded).

Tampa Bay has had relievers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. They rank 28th in MLB with a save rate of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 159 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 19.6% out of their 51 inherited base runners. With 50 save situations, the Rays have earned 28 holds and 10 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Rays have recorded 345 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,107 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 3,321 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (2nd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Rasmussen has conceded 101 hits and he has 128 K's in 130 frames. Rasmussen (9-2 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.05 ERA while surrendering 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 44 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.100 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and he has gone up against 530 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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