At George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays (four consecutive victories) play the Miami Marlins at 12:10 p.m. ET.
The Marlins are an underdog (+198 on the moneyline) when they take on the Rays (-240). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Drew Rasmussen (5-4), and Sandy Alcantara (2-7) getting the nod for the Miami Marlins.
Friday, the Rays claimed a 4-3 win over the Marlins, with Zack Littell (6.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 4 K) earning the win for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs to lead the offensive showing. Edward Cabrera (4.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 5 K) picked up the loss for the Marlins.
Here is what you need to get ready for Sunday’s Rays vs. Marlins contest, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Miami Marlins odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-240, bet $240 to win $100)Underdog: Marlins (+198, bet $100 to win $198)Over/under: 9.5Rays vs. Marlins: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, June 8, 2025Game time: 12:10 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and FDSFLLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have entered the game as favorites 35 times this season and won 20, or 57.1%, of those games.Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -240.The Rays have a 70.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 23 of 63 opportunities.The Rays are 31-32-0 against the spread this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)Rasmussen (5-4 with a 2.14 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 13th of the season.His last time out came on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty tossed five scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.14, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .189 batting average against him.Rasmussen has three quality starts under his belt this season.Rasmussen is aiming for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per appearance on the hill.He is looking to keep a streak of four games without allowing an earned run alive.He will take the mound against a Marlins squad that is batting .248 as a unit (14th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .381 (21st in MLB) with 53 total home runs (27th in MLB).In six innings over one appearance against the Marlins this season, Rasmussen has a 0 ERA and a 0.667 WHIP while his opponents are batting .182.This season, the 29-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (2.14), third in WHIP (.873), and 42nd in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers.Rays batting statsThe Rays rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 64 home runs.Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined for a team rank of 17th in the majors with a .388 team slugging percentage.The Rays have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.Tampa Bay has scored the 13th-most runs in the majors this season with 274 (4.3 per game).The Rays have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).Tampa Bay is ranked 19th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.Marlins stats and trendsMarlins betting recordsThe Marlins have been underdogs in 52 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (36.5%) in those contests.This year, Miami has won three of 10 games when listed as at least +198 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 33.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Contests with Miami has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 32 of 61 chances this season.The Marlins have an against the spread mark of 32-29-0 in 61 games with a line this season.Sandy Alcantara (Marlins probable starter)Alcantara makes the start for the Marlins, his 13th of the season. He is 2-7 with a 7.89 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 57 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the righty threw six innings against the Colorado Rockies, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.The 29-year-old has an ERA of 7.89, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opponents are hitting .269 against him.Alcantara enters this outing with two quality starts under his belt this season.Alcantara has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this season heading into this matchup.So far during the 2025 campaign he has given up at least one earned run in all of his outings.The opposing Rays offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 519 total hits and 13th in MLB action with 274 runs scored. They have the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.388) and are 17th in all of MLB with 64 home runs.Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Alcantara has pitched five innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out three.Marlins batting statsThe Marlins have hit 53 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB action.So far this season, Miami is 21st in the majors, slugging .381.The Marlins have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.248).Averaging 4.0 runs per game (243 total), Miami is the 23rd-highest scoring team in baseball.The Marlins’ .312 on-base percentage is 18th in MLB.