Royals vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 4/29/2025

The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Kansas City is 14-15 following its 7-3 loss on Sunday to the Houston Astros. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Kansas City. Kansas City is in the American League Central, 4 ½ games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Bobby Witt Jr is batting .315 with 35 hits and an on-base percentage of .381 to lead Kansas City in the three categories. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with three and RBI with 16. Kansas City is batting .225 with a slugging percentage of .327. On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals will send Michael Lorenzen to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 3.90 ERA, 24 Ks, and 11 BB.s

The Tampa Bay Rays look for a sixth straight win with a victory on Tuesday when hosting the Kansas City Royals. Tampa Bay is 14-14 following its 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Tampa Bay swept its three-game series on the road versus San Diego. The Rays are 3rd in the American League East, three games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .309 with an on-base percentage of .412 to lead Tampa Bay in both. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with five, while Brandon Lowe is the leader in RBI with 15, and Yandy Diaz is the leader in hits with 28. On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays will send Taj Bradley to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 5.08 ERA, 27 Ks, and 12 BBs.

Tampa Bay arrives for this game having won each of its last five. Kansas City has lost six of its last seven on the road. Kansas City starter Michael Lorenzen is coming off a strong effort in which the right-hander allowed one run on five hits across 6 innings on Thursday. Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley has been hit hard in two consecutive outings, allowing nine runs on 15 hits across 11.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win 6-3.