Phillies vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 5/7/2025

The Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Philadelphia is 19-15 following its 11-9 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. However, Philadelphia has won six of the last eight. The Phillies are second in the National League East, three games behind the first-place New York Mets. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Trea Turner is batting .297 with 38 hits to lead Philadelphia in both categories. Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 11, RBI with 26, and on-base percentage at .397. Philadelphia is batting .255 with a .399 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Philadelphia will send Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 3.45 ERA, 39 Ks, and 11 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays improved to 16-18 following a 7-5 victory on Sunday over the New York Yankees. Jonathan Aranda hit a home run and had three RBI for Tampa Bay. The Rays have won two straight and seven of the last 11. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East, 2 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .316 with an on-base percentage of .414 to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with six, and Brandon Lowell is the RBI leader with 17. Yandy Diaz is the leader in hits with 35. Tampa Bay is batting .245 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA, 37 Ks, and 12 BBs.

Philadelphia has won six of its last eight, while Tampa Bay has lost four of its last six. Philadelphia has won each of the last six head-to-head versus Tampa Bay. Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez has had four consecutive solid outings, allowing seven runs on 21 hits across 20.1 innings, with Philadelphia winning three of the four. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz was roughed up last time out, allowing seven runs on nine hits across 5.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies win 5-2.