Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+132) Tampa Bay (-160)

The Tampa Bay Rays (45-33) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (41-39) at Tropicana Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at +132 while Tampa Bay opens at -160. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Cabrera and Drew Rasmussen.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 140 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 71 baseballs out of the park. Arizona is slugging .386 and have struck out 581 times, while taking a walk on 255 occasions. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have earned 333 runs batted in in addition to 635 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .239. They have accounted for 346 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 94 home runs and also 366 total runs (17th in baseball). Arizona has yielded 675 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 336 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.29 on the year (18th in the league), and the staff has struck out 556 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 240 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.42 as a team so far this year.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 72 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 45 holds for the season (13th in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.7% and have come into the game in 77 save situations. They have tallied 21 saves for the year and have blown 10 of 31 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 105 runners this year with 26.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 260 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 2,117 putouts this season, as well as 685 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 3rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,351 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in baseball.

Cabrera has thrown 276 innings and is sitting with 195 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.86 (149 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.406. He has conceded 294 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 94 walks. Cabrera (19-17 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.79 while going up against 1,206 batters in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have 113 two-baggers, while walking 283 times and scoring 351 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 67 home runs for the season to go along with 335 RBIs. They have been rung up on 568 instances (30th in baseball) and have notched a total of 675 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a team OBP of .336 in addition to a batting average of .258 so far this season.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 338 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.87 (300 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 94 home runs and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.215 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (621 strikeouts against 226 free passes). They come in at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 621.

Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.3% out of 91 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 81 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Rays have compiled 57 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 72.1%, and they have dispatched 246 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 49 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (23rd in the majors). The Rays have accrued 635 assists, 47 errors and have 2,091 putouts this year. Out of their 6,273 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Rasmussen has surrendered 433 base hits and he has 517 strikeouts in 546 innings. He has surrendered a total of 173 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.038 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.86 and he has gone up against 2,172 hitters during his MLB career. Rasmussen (36-21 career win-loss mark) has a 2.85 earned run average while surrendering 7.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+132)

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