A series opener between the Tampa Bay Rays (30-29) and Texas Rangers (29-31) is on deck Tuesday at 7:35 p.m. ET, at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
The Rays are the home favorite (-141) against the Rangers (+119). The Rays will give the ball to Drew Rasmussen (4-4) versus the Rangers and Tyler Mahle (5-2).
Sunday, the Rangers took down the Cardinals 8-1. Jacob deGrom was the winning pitcher after he went six innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out four. Josh Smith led the Rangers’ offense, going 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-141, bet $141 to win $100)Underdog: Rangers (+119, bet $100 to win $119)Over/under: 8Rays vs. Rangers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, June 3, 2025Game time: 7:35 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and RSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been favorites in 31 games this season and won 16 (51.6%) of those contests.This season Tampa Bay has won seven of its 14 games, or 50%, when favored by at least -141 on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of its 59 games with a total this season.The Rays are 30-29-0 ATS in their 59 games with a spread this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)Rasmussen (4-4) takes the mound for the Rays in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.33 ERA in 58 2/3 innings pitched, with 48 strikeouts.The righty’s last time out was on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went six scoreless innings while allowing only one hit.The 29-year-old has a 2.33 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .199 to opposing hitters.Rasmussen is trying to extend a third-game quality start streak in this game.Rasmussen will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.He will attempt for his fourth straight appearance without giving up an earned run.The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .224 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 433 total hits and 26th in MLB play with 204 runs scored. It has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.360) and ranks 16th in home runs (60) in all of MLB.Head-to-head against the Rangers this season, Rasmussen has pitched five innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out four.Rays batting statsThe Rays rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 60 home runs.Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined for a team rank of 18th in the majors with a .388 team slugging percentage.The Rays’ .246 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.Tampa Bay ranks 15th in the majors with 256 total runs scored this season.The Rays have an OBP of .312 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.Tampa Bay ranks 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.Rangers stats and trendsRangers betting recordsThe Rangers have been victorious in nine, or 31%, of the 29 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.This year, Texas has won one of 11 games when listed as at least +119 or worse on the moneyline.The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Texas and its opponents have gone over in 19 of its 60 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Rangers have an against the spread mark of 32-28-0 in 60 games with a line this season.Tyler Mahle (Rangers probable starter)Mahle gets the start for the Rangers, his 13th of the season. He is 5-2 with a 1.64 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched.The righty’s most recent appearance came on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.The 30-year-old has an ERA of 1.64, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .192 batting average against him.Mahle is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the year.Mahle will try to continue a 12-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 innings per appearance).He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will take the mound against a Rays offense that is hitting .246 as a unit (15th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .388 (18th in the league) with 60 total home runs (16th in MLB action).Mahle has thrown five innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out five against the Rays this season.The 30-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (1.64), 17th in WHIP (1.045), and 67th in K/9 (6.5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.Rangers batting statsThe Rangers rank 16th in baseball with 60 total home runs.This season, Texas is slugging .360, the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.The Rangers have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.224).Texas scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (204 total, 3.4 per game).The Rangers’ .286 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.