The Tampa Bay Rays (71-71) will host the Cleveland Guardians (71-70), in the final game of a four-game series, Sunday at 12:10 p.m. ET.
The Rays are favored (-146 moneyline odds) when they take the field at home against the Guardians (+122). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.74 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Parker Messick (1-0, 2.08 ERA).
These squads play again after the Guardians’ 3-2 victory over the Rays yesterday. Hunter Gaddis (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Guardians. Daniel Schneemann went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs to lead the team on offense. Pete Fairbanks (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) took the loss on the mound for the Rays.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Rays (-146, bet $146 to win $100)Underdog: Guardians (+122, bet $100 to win $122)Over/under: 8Rays vs. Guardians: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Sunday, September 7, 2025Game time: 12:10 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and CLEGLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been favorites in 71 games this season and won 42 (59.2%) of those contests.Tampa Bay has entered 27 games this season favored by -146 or more and is 14-13 in those contests.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 59.3% chance to win.Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 142 chances.The Rays are 66-76-0 against the spread this season.Drew Rasmussen (Rays probable starter)Rasmussen (10-5 with a 2.74 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 28th of the season.The right-hander’s last time out was on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.In 27 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 2.74 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .213 to his opponents.Rasmussen has recorded eight quality starts this season.Rasmussen is looking for his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.0 frames per appearance on the hill.He has had nine appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will take the mound against a Guardians team that is hitting .224 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .368 (29th in MLB) with 146 total home runs (22nd in MLB).Rasmussen has a 3.00 ERA and a 0.833 WHIP against the Guardians this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .200 batting average over one appearance.Rays batting statsThe Rays have hit 159 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.Fueled by 390 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 14th in MLB with a .403 slugging percentage this season.The Rays rank seventh in MLB with a .252 team batting average.Tampa Bay has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 643 (4.5 per game).The Rays have an OBP of .314 this season, which ranks 17th in MLB.Tampa Bay ranks 18th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 81 games this year and have walked away with the win 36 times (44.4%) in those games.Cleveland has a mark of 19-17 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +122 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 45% chance of pulling out a win.Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 139 opportunities.The Guardians have an against the spread mark of 70-69-0 in 139 games with a line this season.Parker Messick (Guardians probable starter)Messick gets the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings pitched.His most recent appearance came on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, when the lefty tossed 3 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up nine hits.In three games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 2.08 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .294 to his opponents.Messick is trying to record his third quality start of the season in this outing.Messick will try to secure his third outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance.He has made one appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.He will take the mound against a Rays offense that is batting .252 as a unit (seventh in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .403 (14th in the league) with 159 total home runs (15th in MLB action).Messick has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.571 WHIP against the Rays this season in seven innings pitched, allowing a .167 batting average over one appearance.Guardians batting statsThe Guardians rank 22nd in MLB play with 146 total home runs.So far this year, Cleveland is slugging .368, the second-lowest percentage in baseball.The Guardians have the worst batting average in the majors (.224).Cleveland is the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.9 runs per game (550 total).The Guardians rank last in the majors with a .295 on-base percentage.