Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres 6/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The MLB is in play tonight, June 16, 2023, on Friday. The Tampa Bay Rays (49-22) will take on the San Diego Padres (33-34) in Petco Park in San Diego, California.
Going into this game, the Tampa Bay Rays had a record of 50-22, including 17-14 on the road. With 401 runs, 628 hits, and 113 home runs, the Rays are batting.264.
Yandy Diaz, who has a.308 average, 12 home runs, and 36 RBIs, is the Rays’ top hitter.
The Rays have a 3.55 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 584 strikeouts on the season. Shane McClanahan (10-1, 2.18 ERA, 1.11 WHIP), who has struck out 92 batters in 82.2 innings of work, is the Rays’ starting pitcher.
The Rays have 113 home runs and 131 doubles in their collective career. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of.470, has been called for strikes 595 times, and has walked 240 times.
The Tampa Bay Rays are averaging 5.7 runs per game as a team, which places them second in the league.
Their team batting average is.264, and they have 383 runs batted in addition to 628 base hits. They now have 401 runs and a.338 on-base percentage.
The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.55 thus far this season, good for third in the league, and their pitching staff has retired 602 hitters. The 260 runs and 69 long balls allowed by Rays pitchers rank them fourth in MLB.
They have struck out 228 opponents, and as a team, they have a 4.02 FIP for the year. 524 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 248 earned runs have been given up by Tampa Bay.
Their pitching staff’s WHIP is 1.20, and their K/BB ratio is 2.64.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres Predictions 6/16/2023
In this game, the San Diego Padres are 30-33 overall and 15-15 on the road. The Padres have 285 runs, 502 hits, and 81 home runs while hitting at a.227 average.
Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the Padres in hitting with a.266 average, 34 RBIs, and 12 home runs.
The Padres have 602 strikeouts while pitching at a 3.46 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Yu Darvish (4.30 ERA, 1.16 WHIP), who has struck out 74 batters in 69 innings of work, is named the Padres’ starting pitcher.
The San Diego Padres have a batting average of.229 and a team OBP of.318 for the season. They have collected 502 base hits while striking out 589 times, which ranks 15th in the league.
The season totals for San Diego are 271 RBIs and 81 home runs. The Padres rank 22 in baseball in terms of runs scored per game with 4.25 and a team SLG% of.397.
They have scored 285 runs, 117 doubles, 274 free bases, and 117 runs.
The Padres currently have a team FIP of 4.15 and a team WHIP of 1.220 for the current campaign. They have 509 total hits surrendered as a staff, which ranks them first in the league.
San Diego’s pitching staff has struggled with a combined ERA of 3.71 (245 earned runs allowed) and 258 runs given up this season.
Their K/BB ratio at the moment is 8.70 (573 strikeouts to 217 walks). They have given up 72 HRs and 3.90 runs per nine innings, which ranks fourth in the league.
The Padres have had 68 save opportunities, resulting in 39 holds and 11 missed saves. In 29 save opportunities, San Diego’s bullpen relievers have taken the mound and recorded 18 saves.
Their relievers have entered the field 42 times with base runners and 67 times in high-stakes situations. Of their 67 inherited base runners, San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited scoring rate of 37.3%.
They have sent 204 bullpen pitchers into the field this season, and they now own the 17th-best save percentage in baseball (62.1%).
Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres are the MLB’s selection. There will be a pitching duel in this game. One of the top pitchers in the league is Darvish, while the other is McClanahan.
If the bullpens can hold up, we should have a low-scoring game since both players can keep the runners off the bases. Under 7.5 is your best bet.
The San Diego Padres will win, the Tampa Bay Rays will cover the spread, and the total will stay under 3-2.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres 6/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 9:40 PM EDT
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, California
Date: Friday, June 16, 2023
TV: BSUN
MLB Odds: Tampa Bay Rays -120
MLB Total Odds: 7.5