Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 4-17-2026

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – 4-17-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

A total of 25 doubles have been hit by the Rays as a team, and they have also removed 15 balls from the ballpark. Currently, Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of.399 and has been called out on strikes 120 times. On the other hand, they have walked 57 times. When taken as a whole, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which places them eighth in the Major League Baseball. Throughout the course of the season, they have racked up 156 base knocks and 81 runs batted in, while their team batting average is currently sitting at.266. The team has a total of 86 runs scored and an on-base percentage of.337 thanks to their efforts.

The Rays have a team earned run average of 4.46 for the season, which places them 23rd in Major League Baseball, and their pitching staff has struck out 132 batters. The Rays’ pitchers have allowed 88 total runs and 20 home runs, which places them in 23rd place in the league. Throughout the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 61 players from the opposing team, and their batting average per game (FIP) has been 4.42 throughout this time period. 75 earned runs and 126 base hits have been allowed by Tampa Bay, which is equivalent to 7.5 per nine innings. It is worth noting that their K/BB ratio is 2.16, and their pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.24 as a collective unit.

The Rays bullpen has a save percentage of 66.7% and has been called upon to make 22 saves. They have also been in 22 different save situations. This season, they have a total of six saves, but they have failed to make three of the nine save opportunities they have had. During the course of this season, the bullpen pitchers have been responsible for inherited 21 base runners, with 47.6% of those runners reaching home plate. There have been fifteen instances in which relief pitchers for the Rays have taken the mound with runners on base, and they have also managed to make twenty outings in high leverage circumstances. Since the beginning of the season, the Rays have sent 55 relievers out to the mound. To this point in the season, the bullpen has collected 13 holds, which places them tenth in the league.

This season, the Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 454 putouts, in addition to 123 assists and 19 errors. They have also committed 19 errors. Currently, their fielding percentage is.968, which places them in the thirty-first spot in the professional baseball league, and they have had eight double plays. In the 1,362 innings that they have played, the Rays have turned 72.2% of the baseballs that have been put into play into outs, which places them in fifth place in the major leagues.

During his time in the Major League Baseball, Martinez has thrown for 956 innings and has recorded 681 strikeouts through his career. Throughout his career, he has an earned run average of 4.12 (438 earned runs allowed), and his WHIP is 1.297. With 293 walks, he has allowed 947 hits to be hit against him, which is 8.9 hits per nine innings. During his career, Martinez has a record of 48-59 and has a fielding percentage of 4.06. He has faced 4,053 hitters from opposing teams in the major leagues.

Not only has Pittsburgh hit 20 home runs so far this season, but they have also contributed 85 runs batted in. In addition to recording 88 runs and taking 77 walks, they have hit 24 doubles through the course of the game. As of this moment in the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a team batting average of.244 and an on-base percentage of.337 from their players. The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of.385, and they contribute 4.89 runs per game, which places them tenth in the league. 149 base hits have been earned by them, and they have been rung up on 162 occasions, which places them eleventh in baseball.

As of this point in the season, the Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.312 and a FIP of 3.80. Additionally, the Pirates have a team FIP of 3.80. Their strikeout-to-base-ball ratio is 9.50, which means that they have 172 strikeouts against 81 bases on balls. In terms of total hits allowed, they are currently ranked eighth in the league as a pitching staff, with 133 overall hits allowed. 14 home runs have been allowed by them, and they have allowed 3.75 runs per nine innings, which places them eighth in the league. Pittsburgh’s pitching staff has allowed 68 runs to be scored against them so far this season, and they have a 3.26 earned run average (59 earned runs yielded).

They have a save percentage of 57.1%, which places them in 19th place in the league, and they have sent 64 relievers to the mound throughout the course of the season. Twenty-eight times, their relief pitchers have entered the game in high-pressure circumstances, and fourteen times, they have done so with runners on base. While the Pirates are currently in a position where they have 24 save situations, they have 17 holds and three blown saves. Relievers have been called upon to take the mound in seven different save opportunities, and they have a total of four saves to their credit. Out of the 18 runners that they have inherited, relievers from Pittsburgh have an inherited score percentage of 11.1%.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a fielding percentage of.987, which places them 12th in the professional baseball league, and they have recorded 12 double plays. During the course of this season, the Pirates have accumulated 141 assists, 8 mistakes, and a total of 490 putouts; there have been no errors. Over the course of their 1,470 innings played on the diamond, the Pirates have amassed a defensive efficiency of 70.8%, which places them thirteenth in all of baseball.

Chandler has a career record of 4-2 and has achieved a 3.99 earned run average. However, he has allowed 7.0 hits per nine innings pitched this season. His strikeout-to-base hitting ratio is 2.81, and he has faced 187 hitters from opposing teams throughout the course of his career. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.131 and a FIP of 3.9, he has allowed 20 earned runs to be scored against him. As Chandler has progressed through his Major League Baseball career, he has allowed 35 base knocks while also accumulating 45 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – Betting Odds

Now in this Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, we have the odds for this game:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Tampa Bay Rays	+N/A	+N/A	N/A O
Pittsburgh Pirates	-N/A	-N/A	N/A U

Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – Head to Head – MLB Betting Picks

Date	Team	Opp	Close	Result	RL/OU
Mar 15, 2026	Pirates	@Rays	+112 / 9	Lost 1-6	Lost / Under
Mar 2, 2026	Pirates	Rays	-170 / 9	Won 4-1	Won / Under
Feb 22, 2026	Pirates	Rays	/		– / –
Apr 2, 2025	Pirates	@Rays	-115 / 7	Won 4-2	Won / Under
Apr 1, 2025	Pirates	@Rays	+139 / 9	Lost 0-7	Lost / Under
Mar 31, 2025	Pirates	@Rays	+150 / 8	Lost 1-6	Lost / Under
Mar 19, 2025	Pirates	@Rays	+124 / 9	Lost 2-5	Lost / Under
Feb 28, 2025	Pirates	Rays	-125 / 8	Won 3-2	Lost / Under
Jun 23, 2024	Pirates	Rays	-165 / 8	Lost 1-3	Lost / Under
Jun 22, 2024	Pirates	Rays	-105 / 8.5	Won 4-3	Lost / Under

✅ Our Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pick: Tampa Bay ✅

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