Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the location where the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-32) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (54-27) on Tuesday. The men taking the mound are Taj Bradley and Zac Gallen.

The Rays have compiled 147 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 123 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .463 and have been called out on strikes 689 times, while drawing a walk on 269 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have 431 RBI's and 723 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .266. They have tallied 451 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rays pitchers have conceded 81 long balls and 301 total runs (1st in baseball). Tampa Bay has allowed 596 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 286 earned runs. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 3.59 for the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 708 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 261 opposing players and their FIP is 4.00 as a team so far this year.

The Rays have sent 264 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners on the year and 25.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have 24 saves on the campaign and have not converted 16 of their 40 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 45 holds on the campaign (8th in the league). Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 64 times as well as having 77 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,444 innings, ranking them 1st in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 2,148 putouts thus far, in addition to 747 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which ranks 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 68 double plays.

Bradley has pitched in 49 frames and has totaled 71 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.86 (21 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.204. He has given up 44 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 15 free passes. Bradley (5-3 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 2.68 and he has faced 206 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Arizona has 91 home runs so far this season as well as 390 RBIs. They have notched 160 doubles, while getting a free base 258 times as well as scoring 409 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .264 so far this season. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .437 and they have an average of 5.18 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have struck out on 595 instances (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 712 base hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 373 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.42 (345 earned runs given up). They have yielded 88 dingers and they allow 4.78 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (655 strikeouts against 267 walks). They sit at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 683.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% of 123 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations and also on 80 occasions with runners on. With 83 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 47 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They sit at 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves.

Out of their 6,321 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (18th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 62 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have 696 assists, 29 errors and have a total of 2,107 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Gallen has given up 433 base knocks and he has 613 strikeouts in 555 innings pitched. Gallen (31-24 mark in his career) has a 3.04 earned run average while surrendering 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 188 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.098 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and he has gone up against 2,256 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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