Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, May 13, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-140) Tampa Bay (+120)

The Tampa Bay Rays (19-13) will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (17-15) at Tropicana Field on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jays at -140 and the Rays are opening at +120. The total is set at 6.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Drew Rasmussen.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league. They are sitting with 123 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. The Blue Jays have accounted for 56 doubles as a unit and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They have 122 runs batted in and 250 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .237. Toronto has a slugging rate of .390 and have been called out on strikes 272 times, while being walked on 86 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 3.97 this year (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 258 hitters. They have walked 87 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a team so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 30 long balls and 136 total runs (24th in MLB).

Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 31 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 24 holds for the season (7th in the league). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves on the season and have blown 8 of 21 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners on the year with 36.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 121 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 845 putouts thus far, in addition to 274 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them ranked 7th in baseball, and have earned 18 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,535 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball.

Gausman (67-73 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.79 and he has faced 5,114 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,201 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 347 walks. His earned run average is 3.96 (535 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.274. Gausman has pitched in 1,215 innings and has accumulated 1,207 punch outs during his career.

The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .381 and they score 4.28 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have notched 52 doubles, while getting a free base 99 times as well as earning 137 runs. Tampa Bay has recorded 30 home runs this year as well as 128 RBIs. They have struck out on 282 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 253 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .305 as well as a batting average of .237 for the season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 140 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.75 (118 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 38 dingers and they give up 4.45 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.144 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.34 (284 strikeouts against 85 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 239.

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 14 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves. They rank 23rd in baseball holding a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 120 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 36 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 19.4% of 36 inherited runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Rays have 19 holds in addition to 5 blown saves.

In their 2,550 innings played, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (5th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 267 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 850 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Rasmussen has allowed 94 hits while accumulating 120 strikeouts in 119 frames. Rasmussen (8-2 mark in his career) has a 3.24 ERA and has conceded 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 43 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.131 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 490 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+120) and under 6.5 runs

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