New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (25-17) are hosting the New York Yankees (30-13) at Tropicana Field on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Nestor Cortes Jr and Ryan Yarbrough.

New York is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 357 times, while taking a walk on 161 occasions. They have 194 runs batted in and 344 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .242. The Yankees have recorded 58 doubles as a team and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 206 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 4.8 runs/g, which ranks them 6th in the league.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.07 over the course of the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 401 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.11. Yankees pitchers have yielded 35 long balls and 140 runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 107 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.20 as a squad over the course of the season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 48 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 32 holds this year (3rd in baseball). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.2% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. They have tallied 15 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 22 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners so far this year and 25.7% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 143 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Yankees have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,387 innings, which ranks them 16th in baseball. The New York Yankees have earned 1,129 putouts this year, in addition to 392 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 7th in MLB, and have accumulated 29 double plays.

Cortes Jr (10-6 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.59 and he has gone up against 915 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 201 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 74 free passes. His ERA is 4.06 (98 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. Cortes Jr has thrown 217 innings and has accumulated 239 punch outs in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold a team OBP of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .241 for the season. They have been rung up on 362 occasions (14th in baseball) and are sitting with 342 base knocks. Tampa Bay has accounted for 45 home runs this year as well as 173 runs batted in. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .394 and they score 4.38 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 66 two-baggers, while walking 119 times as well as putting up 184 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 168 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.31 (139 earned runs allowed). They have given up 46 long balls and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.098 and have a FIP of 3.74 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.42 (369 strikeouts vs 108 bases on balls). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 307.

Sitting with 50 save situations, the Rays have compiled 28 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 19.6% out of their 51 inherited runners. They rank 28th in the league with a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have dispatched 161 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in baseball). The Rays have recorded 345 assists, 25 errors and have a total of 1,107 putouts on the season. In 3,321 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (2nd in baseball).

Yarbrough (37-23 career mark) is the owner of a 4.30 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 2,149 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 246 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.189 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Yarbrough has surrendered 496 base knocks while he has totaled 418 punch outs in 514 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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