The Tampa Bay Rays (25-26) will attempt to build on a four-game winning streak on Sunday versus the Toronto Blue Jays (25-26), with first pitch at 1:40 p.m. ET at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The Rays (-118 on the moneyline) and the Blue Jays (-102) will meet in an expected tight matchup. The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Ryan Pepiot (2-5, 3.99 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Blue Jays will turn to Chris Bassitt (4-2, 2.83 ERA).
These clubs meet again after the Rays beat the Blue Jays 3-1 yesterday. Shane Baz earned the win for the Rays (5.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K), and Junior Caminero led the way offensively (1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs). Jose Berrios (6.0 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss for the Blue Jays.
Ahead of this Rays vs. Blue Jays showdown, here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-118, bet $118 to win $100)Underdog: Blue Jays (-102, bet $102 to win $100)Over/under: 9Rays vs. Blue Jays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, May 25, 2025Game time: 1:40 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and SNETLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have won 14, or 48.3%, of the 29 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Tampa Bay has a record of 13-13, a 50% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by oddsmakers this season.The Rays have a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 19 of 51 games with a total.The Rays are 23-28-0 against the spread in their 51 chances this season.Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)Pepiot (2-5) takes the mound for the Rays in his 11th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.99 ERA in 56 1/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.His most recent time out was on Monday against the Houston Astros, when the right-hander tossed six innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing eight hits.The 27-year-old has a 3.99 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 10 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .260 to opposing hitters.Pepiot is trying to prolong a third-game quality start streak in this outing.Pepiot will look to build on a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 frames per appearance).He has surrendered one or more earned runs in all of his appearances.He will match up with a Blue Jays offense that ranks 16th in MLB with 424 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .379 (23rd in MLB) with 45 total home runs (24th in MLB).Pepiot has a 4.5 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP against the Blue Jays this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .250 batting average over one appearance.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.99 ERA ranks 60th, 1.314 WHIP ranks 66th, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 48th.Rays batting statsThe Rays have hit 47 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.The offense for Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .369 this season, 24th in MLB.The Rays’ .239 batting average ranks 20th in the league this season.Tampa Bay ranks 24th in the majors with 199 total runs scored this season.The Rays have an on-base percentage of .304 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.Tampa Bay ranks 16th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.Blue Jays stats and trendsBlue Jays betting recordsThe Blue Jays have been underdogs in 31 games this season and have come away with the win 15 times (48.4%) in those contests.Toronto has a mark of 10-12 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by -102 or worse on the moneyline.The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 50.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Contests with Toronto has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 50 chances this season.The Blue Jays are 31-19-0 against the spread in their 50 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Chris Bassitt (Blue Jays probable starter)Bassitt makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 11th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched.His most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres, when the right-hander went six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.The 36-year-old has an ERA of 2.83, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .257 batting average against him.Bassitt is looking to record his fourth quality start of the season.Bassitt will try to build upon an 11-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 10 appearances this season.The opposing Rays offense has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 21st in home runs hit (47) in all of MLB. They have a collective .239 batting average, and are 22nd in the league with 406 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 199 runs.Bassitt has a 1.59 ERA and a 1.588 WHIP against the Rays this season in 5 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .304 batting average over one appearance.This season, the 36-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (2.83), 43rd in WHIP (1.221), and 21st in K/9 (9.6) among pitchers who qualify.Blue Jays batting statsThe Blue Jays rank 24th in MLB play with 45 total home runs.So far this year, Toronto is 23rd in baseball, slugging .379.The Blue Jays are 13th in the majors with a .248 batting average.The offense for Toronto is the No. 23 offense in baseball, scoring four runs per game (205 total runs).The Blue Jays’ .320 on-base percentage is 13th in MLB.