Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Predictions for Saturday, June 27, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 06/27/2026, 01:00 AM ET

Diamondbacks vs Rays Game Information

The Arizona Diamondbacks stay on the road Saturday with a 6:10 PM match-up inside Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg against the Tampa Bay Rays. Arizona has 41 wins and 40 losses this season, coming into Saturday having lost 3 of the last 5 following the loss in Game 1 of this series to end a 2 game-winning streak here. The Tampa Bay Rays stay home Saturday, 13 games above .500 on a 3-game winning streak. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.

Diamondbacks Preview

Offensively, Arizona has a .239 batting average as they have scored 346 runs on 635 hits. Arizona has a .310 OBP and a .386 team slugging percentage. The Arizona pitching has been mediocre with a 4.29 team ERA this season. Corbin Carroll leads the Arizona offense this season with a .282 batting average. Ketel Marte has a .261 batting average and leads the team with 13 home runs and 47 RBI's.

Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay offense has carried the team this season with a .258 batting average as they have scored 351 runs on 675 hits. Tampa Bay has a .336 OBP and a .388 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay pitching has been stout with a 3.87 team ERA this year, and they've allowed 6 total runs during their current 3-game winning streak. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay offense this season with a .334 batting average. Junior Caminero has a .285 batting average and leads the team with 20 home runs. Jonathan Aranda has a .288 batting average and leads the way with 55 RBI's this season.

Diamondbacks vs Rays Pitching Matchup

Jose Cabrera will be on the mound in this matchup for Arizona, making his second appearance of the year. Cabrera is 0-0 this year with a 0.00 ERA across 5 innings of work. Drew Rasmussen will be on the mound for Tampa Bay on Saturday night. Rasmussen is 6-4 this season with a 2.62 ERA through 86 innings of work.

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Diamondbacks vs Rays Pick

Tampa Bay is playing much better baseball this season and will ride its hot hand into this matchup. Tampa Bay is better on the offensive end and will thrive in front of its home fans Saturday night. Take the Rays to do the work as they extend their winning streak and get the win at home against Arizona.

Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -163
Secondary: Over 8
Lean: Jonathan Aranda Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win 7-4.

Game Written Prior to completion of game on Friday.