Rays vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 6/24/2025

On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays play the first game of a three-game series on the road versus the Kansas City Royals. Tampa Bay dropped to 43-35 following Sunday’s 9-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, snapping a 2 game winning streak by the Rays. Tampa Bay is second in the American League East, 2 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Jonathan Miranda is batting .325 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team-high .411 on-base percentage. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with 19 and RBI with 50, while Yandy Diaz is the leader in hits with 83. Tampa Bay is batting .256 with a .404 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Tampa Bay will send Taj Bradley to the mound. The right-hander is 4-5 with a 4.95 ERA, 73 Ks, and 34 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 38-40 following Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. Kansas City opened its three-game series versus San Diego with a victory on Friday but lost each of the final two games. Kansas City has lost eight of the last 12. The Royals are third in the American League Central, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.

Maikel Garcia is batting .312 with a .372 on-base percentage to lead Kansas City in both categories. Vinnie Pasquantino leads in home runs with 11, and Salvador Perez leads in RBI with 41. Bobby Witt Jr leads in hits with 87. Kansas City is batting .247 with a .371 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Kansas City will send Kris Bubic to the mound. The left-hander is 6-4 with a 2.12 ERA, 88 Ks, and 27 BBs. 

Kansas City wins at home on Tuesday when hosting Tampa Bay, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Tampa Bay’s last five and four of the last five that Tampa Bay has played on the road. Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley is coming off a poor outing in which the right-hander allowed six runs on six hits across just 1.1 innings. Kansas City starter Kris Bubic has allowed eight runs on 15 hits across the last 9.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay wins but our best play is OVER 9-4.