Twins vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 5/26/2025

On Monday, the Minnesota Twins open a three-game series on the road versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Minnesota is 29-22 following its 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Brooks Lee hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th Inning to give Minnesota the walk-off victory. Minnesota is tied for second with Cleveland in the American League Central, three games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

With Byron Buxton out injured, the active leader in home runs is Trevor Larnach with seven. Larnach is also the leader in on-base percentage at .319. Ty France is the leader in RBI with 28 and hits with 45. Minnesota is batting .242 with a .385 slugging percentage. On Monday, Minnesota will send Chris Paddack to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 3.98 ERA, 35 Ks, and 19 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 25-26 following Saturday’s 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Junior Caminero drove in all three runs for Tampa Bay with a three-run homer in the first inning. Tampa Bay has won four straight and five of the last seven. The Rays trail the first-place New York Yankees by six games in the American League East.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .300 with a .384 on-base percentage to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Brandon Lowe is the leader in home runs with nine. Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in RBI with 27 and hits with 47. Tampa Bay is batting .239 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Monday, Tampa Bay will send Zack Littell to the mound. The right-hander is 3-5 with a 4.25 ERA, 38 Ks, and 10 BBs.

Minnesota will continue its hot play and win on Monday when visiting Tampa Bay, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in six of Minnesota's last seven and in six of Tampa Bay's last seven. Minnesota starter Chris Paddack has had three consecutive strong outings, allowing three runs on 13 hits across 19.2 innings. Tampa Bay starter Zack Littell has pitched above average in five straight outings, allowing 11 runs across 29.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Minnesota Twins win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.