Rays vs Mets Picks and Prediction – 6/15/2025

The Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the New York Mets. Tampa Bay is 37-32 following Friday’s 7-5 victory over New York in the opening game of the series. Tampa snapped a two-game losing streak with its victory on Friday. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East, 5 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .322 with an on-base percentage of .412 to lead Tampa Bay in both categories. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with 15 and in RBI with 41, while Yandy Diaz is the leader in hits with 68. Tampa Bay is batting .247 with a .391 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 4.97 ERA, 65 Ks, and 26 BBs.

The New York Mets dropped to 45-25 following Friday’s two-run loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for New York. The Mets have won 11 of the last 14. The Mets are seventh in runs scored and first in ERA at 2.86. New York leads the National League East by 4 ½ games over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. 

Pete Alonso is batting .298 with 17 home runs, 63 RBI, 78 hits, and an on-base percentage of .397 to lead New York in the five categories. Francisco Lindor is second in both home runs with 14 and RBI with 38. New York is batting .248 with a .423 slugging percentage. On Sunday, New York will send Griffin Canning to the mound. The right-hander is 6-2 with a 3.22 ERA, 61 Ks, and 28 BBs.

New York will win at home on Sunday when hosting Tampa Bay, but the play here is OVER. The OVER cashed in the first game of this series when the two combined to score 12 runs, and both starting pitchers on Sunday have struggled of late. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz has given up 9 runs on 15 hits across the last 16 innings. New York starter Griffin Canning was hit hard last time out, allowing four runs on seven hits across 5.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Mets win but our best play is OVER 8-4.