Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

The Tampa Bay Rays (41-27) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (45-27). The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at +125 and Los Angeles is at -145. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Drew Rasmussen and Justin Wrobleski.

The Rays have compiled 96 doubles as a squad and have smacked 57 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .384 and have struck out 495 times, while taking a walk on 252 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in the league. They have accounted for 293 runs batted in and 587 hits on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .257. They have a total of 308 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .336.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Rays pitchers have given up 80 home runs and 300 runs (12th in the league). Tampa Bay has surrendered 551 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 268 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.95 over the course of the season (12th in the league), and they have struck out 541 batters. They have walked 206 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a team for the year.

Rays pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 60 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 49 holds so far this year (6th in baseball). The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.8% and have come into the game in 88 save situations. They have earned 28 saves for the year and have blown 11 of their 39 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 80 base runners on the year with 27.5% of those players ended up scoring. The Rays have sent 218 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Rays have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,409 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 8th in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 1,803 putouts this season, in addition to 550 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and they have turned 43 double plays.

Rasmussen has taken the mound for 533 innings and has accounted for 505 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 2.87 (170 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.041. He has surrendered 423 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 132 walks. Rasmussen (36-19 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.83 while facing 2,122 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a team on-base percentage of .346 as well as a team batting average of .262 this year. They have been rung up on 565 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have accounted for 633 base hits. Los Angeles has a total of 99 home runs so far this year to go along with 363 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .442 and they average 5.36 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have 122 two-baggers, while getting a free base 296 times and scoring 386 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 245 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.37 (237 earned runs given up). They have yielded 74 home runs and they concede 3.48 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.090 with a FIP of 3.67 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (641 strikeouts vs 198 bases on balls). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 492.

Sitting with 67 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 42 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to take the mound in 24 save opportunities and they have earned 16 saves. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of their 71 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. They sit at 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 224 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 38 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 580 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 1,876 putouts on the season. In 5,628 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.4% (1st in MLB).

Wrobleski (13-9 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.04 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 729 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 79 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.187 and a FIP of 4.0. Thus far in his career, Wrobleski has allowed 160 hits while he has tallied 147 strikeouts in 176 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+125)

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