Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (48-32) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (54-28) on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Yonny Chirinos and Tommy Henry.

The Rays have compiled 150 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 124 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .462 and have been called out on strikes 694 times, while taking a walk on 271 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 433 runs batted in as well as 729 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .264. They have 455 runs scored and hold an OBP of .337.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.64 for the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 718 hitters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 85 home runs and 309 total runs (1st in the league). They have walked 263 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit so far this season. Tampa Bay has conceded 605 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 293 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Rays have dispatched 267 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 base runners so far this year and 25.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 24 saves so far this season and have not converted 16 of 40 chances to save the game. The Rays bullpen have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. The relievers have tallied 45 holds so far this season (9th in baseball). Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 64 times in addition to having 77 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have transformed 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of 6,516 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 2,172 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 753 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 5th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 68 double plays.

Chirinos has thrown 289 innings and has accumulated 228 K's in his career. His ERA is 3.60 (116 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.139. He has conceded 256 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 walks. Chirinos (18-13 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.21 while going up against 1,181 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Diamondbacks hold a team SLG% of .440 and they are scoring 5.21 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 160 two-baggers, while getting a free base 260 times and scoring 417 runs. Arizona has recorded 95 home runs this season and 398 RBIs. They have been rung up on 605 occasions (28th in the league) and have tallied 721 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned an on-base percentage of .331 and a team batting average of .265 so far this season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.347 with a FIP of 4.23 as a team so far this season. They come in at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 689. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 377 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (349 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (660 strikeouts against 269 free passes). They have relinquished 89 long balls and they surrender 4.77 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 123 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 76 times in high leverage situations in addition to 80 occasions with base runners. With 83 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 47 holds and 13 blown saves. They rank 15th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 256 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Arizona has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have earned 22 saves.

In 6,402 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 709 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 2,134 putouts on the campaign.

Henry (7-5 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.76 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.75 and he has gone up against 471 hitters during his career. He has allowed 58 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 5.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Henry has given up 110 base hits while he has accumulated 77 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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