Phillies vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 5/8/2025

The Philadelphia Phillies stay on the road Thursday with the game in Tampa Bay against the Tampa Bay Rays. Philadelphia has twenty wins and 15 losses on the year currently two games back in the National League East having won three of the last four including Game 1 of this set. Offensively Philadelphia has been stout this season with a .258 batting average the Phillies scored 167 runs on 307 hits. The Philadelphia pitching has been solid as well with a 3.96 team ERA. For other MLB news see our MLB Picks.

Trea Turner leads the Philadelphia offense this season with a .301 batting average and 40 hits on the year. Nick Castellanos has a .288 batting average and Bryce Harper has chipped in heavily with a .241 batting average. Kyle Schwarber leads the team with 12 home runs and 28 RBI's and 35 games played this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays stay on their home field Thursday with 16 wins and 19 losses on the year having lost three of the last five following their loss in Game 1 of this series. The Rays offense has a .243 batting average as Tampa Bay has scored 135 runs on 285 hits. The Tampa Bay pitching has been fantastic however with a 3.69 team ERA Tampa Bay allowed eight runs in Game 1 of this series.

Jonathan Aranda leads the Tampa Bay offense this season with a .317 batting average. Yandy Diaz leads the team with 36 hits and seventeen RBIs this season. Junior Caminero has posted a team high six home runs to go along with the .242 batting average across 33 games. Jake Mangum has a .338 batting average for Tampa Bay this season but has played just 21 times this year.

The Phillies are the better team in this game with the better pitcher on the mound. Look for the Philadelphia starter to be the difference in this game. The Phillies will supply enough run support leading to the win on Thursday. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 6-1.