Twins vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 5/27/2025

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins will play the second game of a three-game series on the road versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Minnesota is 29-23 following its 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak by the Twins. Minnesota is tied for second with Cleveland in the American League Central, four games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

With Byron Buxton injured, the active leader in home runs is Trevor Larnach with seven. Larnach is also the leader in on-base percentage at .322. Ty France is the leader in RBI with 29 and hits with 46. Minnesota is batting .239 with a .381 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Minnesota will send Joe Ryan to the mound. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA, 67 Ks, and 8 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 26-26 following Sunday’s 13-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Brandon Lowe homered for the third consecutive game. The Rays swept Toronto in their three-game series. Tampa Bay has won five straight and six of the last eight. The Rays trail the first-place New York Yankees by six games in the American League East.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .297 with a .379 on-base percentage to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Brandon Lowe is the leader in home runs with 10. Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in RBI with 29 and hits with 48. Tampa Bay is batting .243 with a .374 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay will send Taj Bradley to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 4.61 ERA, 48 Ks, and 24 BBs.

Tampa Bay will win at home on Tuesday when hosting Minnesota, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in seven of Minnesota's last eight and six of Tampa Bay's last eight. Minnesota starter Joe Ryan has had five consecutive solid outings, allowing five runs on 15 hits across 30 innings. Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley gave up just two runs on four hits across six innings last time out. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.