Marlins vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 6/8/2025

The Sunday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays from Steinbrenner Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Marlins (24-38) have dropped seven of their previous ten games and are stuck in the NL East Division basement. On Saturday, OF Jesus Sanchez homered and drove in five runs to power Miami to an 11-10 road victory against Tampa Bay in ten innings.

2022 NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (2-7 7.89 ERA) is trying to turn the corner after an underwhelming first two months. Last time out, Alcantara (6 IP) allowed four hits and two runs during a 3-2 home loss versus Colorado. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have won seven of their last ten games and are six games back in the AL East Division race. During yesterday’s home loss, Tampa Bay wasted a two home run effort from OF Christopher Morel. Danny Jansen and Brandon Lowe also went deep in a losing effort for the Rays (34-30), who fell to 22-20 at home. 

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will turn to twenty-nine year old righty Drew Rasmussen (5-4 2.14 ERA) in the series finale. Through 63 innings of work. Rasmussen has fanned 56 batters and ranks third in the majors with a 0.87 WHIP.

Miami OF Kyle Stowers (hand) was not in Saturday’s lineup and is listed as day-to-day. Through 62 games, Miami ranks 19th in OPS and 23rd in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 16th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 5-2.