Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-115) San Diego (-105)

The Tampa Bay Rays (50-22) are traveling to Petco Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (33-35). The odds on this game have the Rays at -115 and the Padres are coming in at -105. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zach Eflin and Blake Snell.

The Rays have accounted for 134 doubles as a team and have hit 115 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .471 and have struck out 604 times, while taking a walk on 241 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 amassed 387 runs batted in in addition to 638 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .264. They have accumulated 405 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338.

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The Rays have an earned run average of 3.53 for the year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 619 batters. Rays pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and 263 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 234 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a squad over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has conceded 529 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 250 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 60 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 43 holds for the season (6th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 59.5% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves for the year and have blown 15 of 37 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 runners for the season and 26.9% of those runners crossed the plate. The Rays have sent 235 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 1,911 putouts on the campaign, as well as 671 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and have earned 62 double plays. The Rays have converted 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,733 innings, ranking them 1st in professional baseball.

Eflin has taken the hill for 730 innings and has tallied 624 strikeouts so far in his career. Eflin (44-47 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.25 and he has gone up against 3,082 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.37 (355 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.266. He has surrendered 754 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 171 walks.

The San Diego Padres have earned a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .229 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 596 occasions (16th in baseball) and have accounted for 511 base hits. San Diego has knocked in 82 home runs for the season and 277 RBIs. The Padres hold a slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 4.28 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have put up 121 doubles, while walking 282 times as well as earning 291 runs.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.227 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (581 strikeouts vs 218 free passes). They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 523. They have surrendered 73 long balls and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 266 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (253 earned runs conceded).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.1% of 72 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 69 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Padres have tallied 39 holds and also 11 blown saves. They sit at 17th in baseball with a save rate of 62.1%, and they have sent 209 relievers to the hill this year. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have earned 18 saves.

In their 5,436 innings played, the Padres hold a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (3rd in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have accrued 604 assists, 24 errors and have 1,812 putouts on the campaign.

Snell (59-52 mark in his career) holds a 3.44 ERA while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and he has gone up against 3,671 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 337 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Snell has given up 715 base hits while tallying 1,070 strikeouts in 881 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-115)

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