Rays vs Phillies Picks and Prediction – 9/9/2024

Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Monday night MLB interleague clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rays (71-72) have split their previous ten games and are five games back in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, OF Jonny DeLuca’s two-run blast was all the offense Tampa Bay would need during a 2-0 road victory against Baltimore. 

Thirty-one year old southpaw Jeffrey Springs (2-2 3.27 ERA) will take the mound for the Rays in this matchup. In his last start, Springs (6 IP) allowed four hits and one run during a 2-1 home victory versus Minnesota. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have won 47 of their 72 home games and hold a comfortable seven-game cushion for first place in the NL East Division. On Sunday, Philadelphia SP Seth Johnson (0-1) was rocked for nine runs and recorded just seven outs during a 10-1 road loss against Miami. All-Star DH Bryce Harper and a pair of hits and drove in the only run for the Phillies (85-58). 

Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson will give the nod to talented left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (10-9 3.45 ERA) on Monday. The Phillies have won three of Sanchez’s last four starts and he has allowed ten runs over his last 27 plus frames.  

Philadelphia 3B Alec Bohm (hand) has landed on the 10-day injured list and will not play in this series. Through 143 games, Tampa Bay ranks 25th in OPS and 28th in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 5th in OPS and 5th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 7-3.