At George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays (16-18) open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies (19-15), at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The Rays are an underdog (+105 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Phillies (-124). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to Zack Wheeler (2-1), and Drew Rasmussen (1-2) taking the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Phillies lost 11-9 to the Diamondbacks Sunday, with Jose Alvarado (1 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on three hits) on the hook for the loss. Bryce Harper went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Phillies offensively in the defeat.
Sunday, the Rays defeated the Yankees 7-5. Taj Bradley was the winning pitcher after he went 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out one. Jonathan Aranda led the Rays’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Phillies (-124, bet $124 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (+105, bet $100 to win $105)Over/under: 8Phillies vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, May 6, 2025Game time: 7:05 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and NBCS-PHLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Phillies stats and trendsPhillies betting recordsThe Phillies have won 15, or 57.7%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Philadelphia is 14-7 this season when entering a game favored by -124 or more on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 55.4% chance of a victory for the Phillies.Games involving Philadelphia have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 16 of 34 chances this season.The Phillies are 17-17-0 against the spread in their 34 chances this season.Zack Wheeler (Phillies probable starter)Wheeler (2-1 with a 3.48 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Phillies, his eighth of the season.His last time out came on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when the right-hander went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.The 34-year-old has put up a 3.48 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of .215 to his opponents.Wheeler is seeking his fourth quality start in a row.Wheeler is seeking his eighth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.3 innings per appearance on the hill.He has not had an outing so far in which he did not allow at least one earned run.The opposing Rays offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 279 total hits and 21st in MLB action with 131 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 24th in home runs (28) in all of MLB.This season, the 34-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.48), 14th in WHIP (1.000), and second in K/9 (11.7) among pitchers who qualify.Phillies batting statsThe Phillies have hit 34 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.The offense for Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .399 this season, 11th in MLB.The Phillies rank sixth in MLB with a .255 team batting average.Philadelphia ranks 13th in the majors with 159 total runs scored this season.The Phillies have an OBP of .336 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.Philadelphia ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have won in seven, or 50%, of the 14 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 7-5 when favored by +105 or worse by bookmakers this year.The Rays have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over in 13 of its 34 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Rays are 15-19-0 against the spread in their 34 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)Rasmussen gets the start for the Rays, his seventh of the season. He is 1-2 with a 2.64 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings pitched.His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.The 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.64, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opposing hitters have a .209 batting average against him.Rasmussen has yet to record a quality start so far this season.Rasmussen will look to build on a seven-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 frames per outing).In two of his six total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He meets a Phillies offense that ranks 13th in the league with 159 total runs scored while batting .255 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .399 slugging percentage (11th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 34 home runs (18th in the league).Rays batting statsThe Rays are 24th in baseball with 28 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .369 slugging percentage ranks 21st in the majors.The Rays rank 13th in the majors with a .245 batting average.Tampa Bay scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (131 total, 3.9 per game).The Rays’ .312 on-base percentage is 16th in the majors.