Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, June 26, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+110) Tampa Bay (-130)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (44-33) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (41-39) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +110 while the Rays are coming in at -130. The over/under is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Cabrera and Nick Martinez.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .386 and have been rung up 581 times, while being walked on 255 occasions. They have tallied 333 runs batted in and 635 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .239. The Diamondbacks have tallied 140 doubles as a squad and have hit 71 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 346 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.3 runs/g, which is 18th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.29 for the year (17th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 556 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 94 home runs and also 366 runs in total (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 240 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.42 as a squad on the campaign. Arizona has allowed 675 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 336 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 77 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 31 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 runners on the year and 26.7% of them earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 72 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 260 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 45 holds so far this season (12th in the league).

The Diamondbacks have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,351 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 2,117 putouts this year, as well as 685 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which ranks 3rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 65 double plays.

Cabrera (19-17 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.79 and he has faced 1,206 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 294 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 94 walks. His ERA is 4.86 (149 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.406. Cabrera has thrown 276 innings and is sitting with 195 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .257 this year. They have struck out on 563 instances (30th in baseball) and have recorded 660 base hits. Tampa Bay has compiled 63 HRs on the season and 322 RBIs. The Rays hold a slugging % of .382 and they average 4.39 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have 110 doubles, while getting a free base 281 times and putting up 338 runs.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.227 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (612 strikeouts against 224 free passes). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 620. They have conceded 93 homers and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 336 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.90 (298 earned runs yielded).

With 100 save situations, the Rays have 57 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.3% out of 91 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 65 occasions with runners on base. They rank 8th in the league with a save percentage of 72.1%, and they have dispatched 244 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 630 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 2,064 putouts this season. In their 6,192 innings played, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (4th in baseball).

Martinez (54-61 career win-loss mark) has a 4.03 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.37 and he has faced 4,351 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 461 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and a FIP of 4.0. During his pro baseball career, Martinez has given up 1,021 base hits while earning 725 K's in 1,029 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130)

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