Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+102) Los Angeles (-122)

The Tampa Bay Rays (41-28) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-27). The odds on this game have the Rays at +102 while the Dodgers are at -122. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane McClanahan and Shohei Ohtani.

Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 502 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions. They have accounted for 296 runs batted in as well as 595 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .257. The Rays have compiled 97 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 58 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 311 runs scored while having a team OBP of .336. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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The Rays have a team ERA of 3.96 this year (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 550 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 82 home runs and also 304 runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 208 opposing players and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year. Tampa Bay has allowed 558 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 272 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 61 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 49 holds on the campaign (6th in the league). The Rays bullpen have earned a save percentage of 71.8% and have come into the game in 88 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves on the year and have missed out on 11 out of their 39 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 base runners on the campaign with 27.2% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rays have dispatched 220 relievers to the mound this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 1,854 putouts this year, in addition to 562 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 26th in baseball, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,562 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball.

McClanahan has taken the ball for 468 innings and is sitting with 522 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. McClanahan (39-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.01 and he has faced 1,895 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.06 (159 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.115. He has surrendered 384 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 138 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a batting average of .262 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 574 occasions (21st in MLB) and have earned a total of 640 hits. Los Angeles has tallied 101 home runs for the season and 367 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .442 and they are earning 5.34 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have notched 124 two-baggers, while taking a walk 298 times as well as racking up 390 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.092 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (648 strikeouts vs 201 walks). They sit at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 500. They have given up 75 homers and they concede 3.48 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 248 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.36 (240 earned runs surrendered).

They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 228 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 44 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have walked away with 17 saves. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 72 inherited base runners.

In 5,781 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.4% (1st in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 599 assists, 24 errors and have earned 1,927 putouts for the year.

Ohtani (45-22 career mark) holds a 2.78 ERA while allowing 6.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has faced 2,401 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded 184 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.053 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.7. During his MLB career, Ohtani has surrendered 424 hits while he has totaled 743 punch outs in 595 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-122)

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