Rays vs Astros Picks and Prediction – 5/31/2025

The Tampa Bay Rays will be returning to Daikin Park on Saturday, where they will take on the Houston Astros. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Tampa Bay Rays are ranked 16th according to ESPN in the late May rankings. Tampa Bay plays very well against Houston in Daikin Park winning three of their last four games played in Houston. Zack Littell is headed to the mound for the Rays in this game, he won his last start against Houston and has been good so far this season. Tampa Bay has the 5th ranked bullpen so far this season. Junior Caminero leads the Rays this season with a .256 batting average and 32 RBI. The Rays are 4-1 in their last five games played.

The Houston Astros are ranked 12th according to ESPN late May rankings. Houston has lost the last three games playing against Tampa Bay. Colton Gordon is headed to the mound for the Astros, he has a 5.52 ERA and a 1.43 whip this season. Houston's bullpen is ranked 3rd so far this year. Isaac Paredes leads the Astros this season with 11 home runs, and 32 RBI. Star LF Yordan Alvarez may return for this contest. The Astros are 4-1 in their last five games played. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have won the last three games played in Texas and will be facing left-hander Colton Gordon who gives up quite a few hits and runs and doesn't go deep into games. The Rays have have been scoring well in recent games and should score a few runs on Saturday. The Rays will do just enough to get a victory on the road in this matchup. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay wins 5-4.