Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres 6/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
Wander Franco, the Tampa Bay Rays (51-22), and Joe Musgrove, the San Diego Padres (33-36), will meet at PETCO Park on Sunday.
Following a decisive 6-2 victory against the Padres on Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays will approach this game against the San Diego Padres on a high note.
The Tampa Bay Rays are unquestionably the finest club in Major League Baseball this year, and their overall record reflects that.
The Rays now own a dominant 51-22 record leading the AL East. The greatest Rays player could be any of the guys in the starting lineup, but Wander Franco has been reliable since the season began.
At the plate, Franco is now hitting.300 on 81 hits.
The Tampa Bay Rays are second in MLB with 5.6 runs scored per game. They have an OBP of.338 with 411 runs scored. The Rays collectively hit 137 baseballs outside the ballpark and totaled 137 two-baggers.
They have 647 base hits, 393 RBIs, and a batting average of.264 during the first half of the season. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of.472, 614 strikeouts, and 245 walks during its career.
The Rays have faced 625 hitters this season and have a team ERA of 3.51, which ranks second in MLB. The Rays’ pitching staff surrendered 265 runs overall, including 70 long balls (70th in the league).
They walked 239 players from the opposing side, and their team’s FIP for the year is 4.01. 536 base hits (7.5 per nine innings) and 252 earned runs were allowed by Tampa Bay.
Their pitching staff’s combined WHIP is 1.20, and they have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.62.
Following a disheartening 6-2 defeat to the Rays on Wednesday, Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
After three games, the Padres have now dropped two of them. It’s reasonable to assume that the Padres will seek retribution this Sunday.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres Predictions 6/18/2023
The San Diego Padres‘ 2023 season was a poor and dismal start, but they have improved since Fernando Tatis Jr.’s comeback.
The Padres now rank fourth in the NL West with a record of 34-36, but they are well on their way to having a winning season.
The San Diego Padres have an overall batting average of.229 and a team OBP of.320 for the season. They have received 518 hits and have been struck out 602 times, ranking them 17th in baseball.
San Diego has 279 runs batted in and 83 home runs this year. The Padres rank 22nd in MLB with 4.25 runs scored per game and a team slugging percentage of.398.
They’ve walked 287 times, ran 293 times, and recorded 123 two-baggers.
The San Diego pitching staff allowed 259 earned runs while giving up 272 runs this season, with an ERA of 3.80. They are fourth in the league for runs allowed per nine innings (3.99) and have surrendered 75 home runs.
This season, the team WHIP and FIP for the Padres are 1.230 and 4.15, respectively. They earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (591 strikeouts vs. 222 walks). In terms of overall hits allowed as a staff, they are second in the league with 532.
In 29 opportunities for saves, San Diego sent relievers to the mound; they secured 18 saves. They used 212 bullpen relievers this season and ranked 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.1%.
Their bullpen relievers entered the game 45 times with base runners and 69 times in high-stakes situations.
Out of 72 inherited runners, San Diego relievers have an inherited scoring percentage of 36.1%. The Padres had 68 save opportunities, resulting in 39 holds and 11 missed saves.
Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres are the MLB’s selection.
Since Joe Musgrove will pitch brilliantly for the Rays, this game will be incredibly lopsided from the outset and is predicted to be low scoring on their side of the scoreboard.
They need a victory if the Padres want to begin stumbling back to the better side of 0.500. Pick the Padres to win by at least two runs in this game. San Diego Padres are predicted to win 6-1 in the final score.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs San Diego Padres 6/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 4:10 PM EDT
Location: Petco Park in San Diego, California
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023
TV: ESP+
MLB Odds: San Diego Padres -150
MLB Total Odds: 9.5