Rays vs Rangers Picks and Prediction – 4/6/2025

The Tampa Bay Rays will be returning to Globe Life Field on Sunday, where they will take on the Texas Rangers. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Tampa Bay Rays are ranked 16th according to ESPN in the preseason rankings. Tampa Bay is 0-5 playing over the last five games played against Texas. The Rays officially moved RF Josh Lowe to the 10-day injured list. Drew Rasmussen is headed to the mound for the Rays in this game, he lost his last start against Texas but has been good so far this season. Tampa Bay has the 24th ranked bullpen in preseason rankings. Brandon Lowe leads the Rays this season with a .321 batting average and 6 RBI.

The Texas Rangers are ranked 8th according to ESPN in the preseason rankings. Texas has been very successful playing against Tampa, beating them in the last five games. The Rangers officially moved 3B Josh Jung to the 10-day injured list. He will be replaced by Ezequiel Duran. Kumar Rocker is headed to the mound for the Rangers in this game, he has a 18 ERA and a 3.00 whip this season. Texas has the 12th best bullpen in preseason rankings. Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers this year with 5 hits and 4 RBI. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have lost the last five games against Texas and will be facing right-hander Kumar Rocker who struggled in his last start giving up 7 hits and 6 runs. The Rays have hit right handers well so far and should score a few runs on Sunday. The Rays will do just enough to get a victory on the road in this matchup. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay wins 5-3.