Athletics vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 7/1/2025

The Athletics play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Athletics are 34-52 following a 12-5 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. The A’s won two out of three over the American League East-leading Yankees. The Athletics trail first place in the American League West by 17 games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Jacob Wilson is batting .338 with 106 hits and an on-base percentage of .380 to lead the Athletics in the three categories. Brent Rooker is the leader in home runs with 17, and Tyler Soderstrom leads in RBI with 47. The A’s are batting .248 with a .406 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the A’s will send Jeffrey Springs to the mound. The left-hander is 6-6 with a 4.30 ERA, 75 Ks, and 34 BBs

The Tampa Bay Rays dropped to 47-37 following Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay lost two out of three to Baltimore over the weekend as the Rays were outscored by the Orioles 30-21. Tampa Bay is second in batting average and 9th in ERA. The Rays are second in the American League East, just 1 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .325 with an on-base percentage of .406 to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 20 and RBI with 51, while Yandy Diaz leads in hits with 921. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 8-3 with a 4.37 ERA, 86 Ks, and 35 BBs.

Tampa Bay will win at home when hosting the Athletics on Tuesday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in seven of the A’s last nine and four of Tampa Bay's last six. Athletics’ starter Jeffrey Springs has had three consecutive solid outings, allowing six runs on 15 hits across 18.1 innings. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz is coming off a strong outing, in which the right-hander allowed no runs on three hits across eight innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.