New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+100) Tampa Bay (-120)

The New York Yankees (33-13) are on their way to Tropicana Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (26-19). The odds on this game have the Yankees at +100 while the Rays are priced at -120. The total is set at 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Luis Severino and Shane McClanahan.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in MLB. They have earned a total of 217 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. The Yankees have tallied 61 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 65 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 201 runs batted in in addition to 362 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .238. New York is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 378 times, while drawing a walk on 167 occasions.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.91 on the campaign (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 425 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 111 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.12 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.83 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.08. Yankees pitchers have allowed 35 long balls in addition to 142 total runs (2nd in MLB).

The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 70.8% and has entered the game in 61 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 72 runners so far this year and 26.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 50 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 149 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 35 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). They have 17 saves for the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 24 save opportunities.

The Yankees have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs in their 3,729 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 11th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 1,243 putouts this season, as well as 427 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and they have turned 30 double plays.

Severino has thrown 577 innings and has accumulated 640 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.40 (218 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.146. He has conceded 500 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 162 free passes. Severino (46-26 career record) holds a FIP of 3.36 while he has gone up against 2,376 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .298 as well as a batting average of .237 on the year. They have struck out on 384 instances (12th in baseball) and have earned a total of 357 base hits. Tampa Bay is sitting with 46 HRs so far this year as well as 180 runs batted in. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .386 and they score 4.24 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have tallied 71 doubles, while taking a walk 124 times as well as scoring 191 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.101 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 (397 strikeouts against 118 free passes). They have a ranking of 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 328. They have yielded 49 homers and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.31 (149 earned runs surrendered).

With 54 save situations, the Rays have compiled 31 holds and also 10 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.2% out of their 56 inherited base runners. They rank 28th in the league with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have sent 170 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 28 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 382 assists, 29 errors and are sitting with 1,215 putouts this season. Out of their 3,645 innings played, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (3rd in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, McClanahan has surrendered 154 base hits and he has 215 punch outs in 175 innings pitched. McClanahan (14-8 career mark) has a 3.02 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 59 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.39 and he has faced 715 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-120)

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