Pirates vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 4/1/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Pittsburgh is 1-3 following its 3-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday. The Pirates lost three out of four of their opening series of the season versus the Marlins. The only win was on Friday when beating Miami 4-3. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .333 to lead Pittsburgh and has a team-high .500 on-base percentage. Oneil Cruz is tied for the lead in home runs with two others at one, while Adam Frazier is the leader in RBI with two, and Joey Bart is the leader in hits with four. Pittsburgh has not yet announced its starting pitcher for the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus Tampa Bay.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-1 following a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Brandon Lowe hit a two-run home run for Tampa Bay and the Rays never trailed in this matchup on Sunday with the Rockies. Tampa Bay opened the season with a 3-2 victory over Colorado but lost to the Rockies 2-1 Saturday before bouncing back with Sunday's two-run victory. 

Junior Caminero is batting .500 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team-high five hits. Kameron Misner is the leader in home runs with one. Brandon Lowe is tied with Misner in home runs with one and the leader in RBI with two. Tampa Bay is batting .286 with a .398 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. Last season, the right-hander was 4-3 with a 3.06 ERA and 69 Ks.  

Tampa Bay will pick up a victory at home on Tuesday when hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tampa Bay has won four of its last six and has started the season by winning two of its first three. The Rays have won each of the last seven at home versus Pittsburgh. The Pirates have lost four of the last five and are 1-3 through the first four of the regular season. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 5-3.