Rays vs Marlins Picks and Prediction – 5/18/2025

The Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Miami Marlins. Tampa Bay is 20-24 following a 9-4 loss to Miami in the opening game of the series on Friday. Tampa Bay has lost two of the last three. Tampa Bay is fourth in the American League East, six games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .315 to lead Tampa Bay and has team highs of 41 hits and an on-base percentage of .404. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with eight, and Brandon Lowe is the leader in RBI with 24. Tampa Bay is batting .244 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 5.02 ERA, 46 Ks, and 16 BBs.

The Miami Marlins improved to 17-26 following Friday’s five-run victory over the Rays. Eric Wagaman had three hits and a pair of RBI, and Connor Norby had a base-clearing three-run double. Miami has won two straight, but the Marlins are last in the National League East, 10 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Kyle Stowers is batting .299 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI, and an on-base percentage of .376 to lead Miami in the four categories. Xavier Edwards is the leader in hits with 45. Miami is batting .247 with a .384 slugging percentage. On Sunday, the Miami Marlins will send Cal Quantrill to the mound. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 7.00 ERA, 23 Ks, and 13 BBs.

Tampa Bay has won 13 of the last 16 versus Miami, and the Rays are 13-2 in the last 15 played on the road versus the Marlins. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz has been hit hard in each of the last three outings, allowing 16 runs on 21 hits across 13.2 innings. Miami starter Cal Quantrill has been hit hard in four of the last five outings, with Miami losing three of the five. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays win 6-2.