Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-275) Tampa Bay (+220)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (41-33) will compete against the Detroit Tigers (47-27) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at -275 and the Rays are at +220. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jack Flaherty and Shane Baz.

The Tigers have recorded 117 two-baggers as a team and have hit 89 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging % of .416 and have struck out 647 times, while drawing a walk on 237 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have 344 runs batted in as well as 631 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .252. They have accumulated 358 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .322.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.18. Tigers pitchers have given up 74 long balls in addition to 274 total runs (6th in the league). Detroit has given up 568 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 244 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 3.34 on the season (4th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 625 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 208 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.71 as a squad for the season.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 83 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 39 holds for the season (19th in the league). The Tigers relievers have a save rate of 69.7% and have entered the game in 75 save situations. They have earned 23 saves for the season and have missed out on 10 of their 33 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 110 base runners so far this season and 25.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have sent 227 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Tigers have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,925 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 1,975 putouts on the year, as well as 632 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which ranks 9th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 60 double plays.

Flaherty (60-48 career record) has a FIP of 3.61 while he has gone up against 3,749 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 747 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 320 free passes. His ERA is 3.67 (369 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.179. Flaherty has taken the mound for 905 innings and has accounted for 1,032 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Rays have a SLG% of .399 and they tally 4.66 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 117 doubles, while getting a free base 230 times as well as scoring 345 runs. Tampa Bay has accounted for 78 long balls for the season to go along with 328 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 622 occasions (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 630 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .253 for the season.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.173 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a team so far this year. They come in at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 581. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 277 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.49 (257 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (596 strikeouts against 197 free passes). They have surrendered 97 HR's and they concede 3.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 27 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 235 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of their 70 inherited base runners. With 74 save situations, the Rays have amassed 46 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In 5,970 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (3rd in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 81 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 696 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,990 putouts over the course of the season.

Baz (13-8 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.85 ERA and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 813 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.177 and having a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Baz has given up 162 base hits while he has totaled 188 strikeouts in 196 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+220)

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