The Miami Marlins (23-37) will visit the Tampa Bay Rays (33-29), Friday at 1:10 p.m. ET, in the first of a three-game series.
The Marlins (+142 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Rays (-170). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Zack Littell (5-5, 3.86 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Marlins will turn to Edward Cabrera (2-1, 4.14 ERA).
The Rays were vicotrious 4-3 over the Rangers yesterday in their last game. Cole Sulser was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one, while Junior Caminero went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively.
The Marlins lost to the Rockies Wednesday, with Cal Quantrill registering the loss while throwing five innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out two. Eric Wagaman went 1 for 4 with a double to lead the Marlins’ offense.
Ahead of watching this Rays vs. Marlins matchup, here is what you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Miami Marlins odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-170, bet $170 to win $100)Underdog: Marlins (+142, bet $100 to win $142)Over/under: 9.5Rays vs. Marlins: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, June 6, 2025Game time: 1:10 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: MLB Network, FDSSUN, and FDSFLLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThis season, the Rays have won 19 out of the 34 games, or 55.9%, in which they’ve been favored.Tampa Bay is 3-2 this season when entering a game favored by -170 or more on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 63%.Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 23 of its 62 games with a total this season.The Rays have an ATS record of 31-31-0 in 62 games with a spread this season.Zack Littell (Rays probable starter)Littell makes the start for the Rays, his 13th of the season. He is 5-5 with a 3.86 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Houston Astros, the righty threw nine innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering 10 hits.In 12 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.86, with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .254 against him.Littell is trying to secure his third quality start in a row in this outing.Littell will look to build upon a 10-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing).He has not had an appearance so far in which he did not surrender at least one earned run.He will take the hill against a Marlins offense that is hitting .247 as a unit (14th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .379 (22nd in MLB) with 51 total home runs (27th in MLB).The 29-year-old’s 3.86 ERA ranks 50th, 1.098 WHIP ranks 26th, and 5.8 K/9 ranks 70th among qualifying pitchers this season.Rays batting statsThe Rays have hit 64 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.Fueled by 163 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 17th in MLB with a .388 slugging percentage this season.The Rays’ .246 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.Tampa Bay has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 270 (4.4 per game).The Rays have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.Tampa Bay ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.Marlins stats and trendsMarlins betting recordsThe Marlins have won in 19, or 37.3%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.Miami has a mark of 8-15 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +142 or worse on the moneyline.The Marlins have an implied victory probability of 41.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Contests with Miami has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 32 of 60 chances this season.The Marlins have an against the spread record of 31-29-0 in 60 games with a line this season.Edward Cabrera (Marlins probable starter)The Marlins are sending Cabrera (2-1) out to make his 10th start of the season. He is 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings pitched.In his last outing on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, the righty went 5 2/3 scoreless innings while surrendering six hits.The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.14, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .261 against him.So far this season, Cabrera has not registered a quality start.Cabrera is aiming for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.0 innings per start.He is trying to make his third straight appearance with no earned runs allowed.The opposing Rays offense has a collective .246 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 508 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 270 runs scored. They have the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.388) and are 14th in all of MLB with 64 home runs.Marlins batting statsThe Marlins have hit 51 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB play.So far this season, Miami’s .379 slugging percentage ranks 22nd in the majors.The Marlins rank 14th in the majors with a .247 batting average.The offense for Miami is the No. 24 offense in the majors, scoring 4.0 runs per game (240 total runs).The Marlins are 18th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .313.