Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-130) Arizona (+110)

The Tampa Bay Rays (54-27) are on their way to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will play the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-32). The odds on this game have the Rays at -130 and the Diamondbacks are at +110. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Zach Eflin and Tommy Henry.

The Rays have tallied 147 doubles as a unit and have hit 123 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .463 and have been called out on strikes 689 times, while being walked on 269 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have accounted for 431 runs batted in and 723 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is at .266. They have earned a total of 451 runs and have an OBP of .339.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rays pitchers have surrendered 81 long balls and also 301 total runs (1st in MLB). Tampa Bay has conceded 596 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 286 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.59 for the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 708 hitters. They have walked 261 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a unit so far this year.

The Rays bullpen have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. The relievers have inherited 102 base runners this season with 25.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 64 times in addition to having 77 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have dispatched 264 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have 45 holds so far this year (9th in the league). They have earned 24 saves on the season and have blown 16 out of their 40 chances to get a save.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 2,148 putouts so far this season, as well as 747 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,444 innings on the field, ranking them 1st in pro baseball.

Eflin (45-48 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.25 and he has gone up against 3,133 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 765 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 175 free passes. His ERA is 4.36 (360 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. Eflin has pitched in 742 frames and is sitting with 636 K's thus far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned an on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .264 so far this season. They have been rung up on 595 instances (28th in MLB) and have accounted for 712 base hits. Arizona has knocked in 91 home runs so far this year as well as 390 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .437 and they have an average of 5.18 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have recorded 160 doubles, while taking a walk 258 times and notching 409 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (655 strikeouts against 267 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 683. They have yielded 88 homers and they concede 4.78 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 373 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (345 earned runs surrendered).

Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 253 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% of 123 inherited base runners. With 83 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 47 holds and also 13 blown saves.

Out of their 6,321 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (18th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 62 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks have racked up 696 assists, 29 errors and have 2,107 putouts during this campaign.

Henry (7-5 career mark) has a 4.76 earned run average and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.75 and he has gone up against 471 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 5.6. In his pro baseball career, Henry has given up 110 hits while he has earned 77 K's in 109 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130)

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