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

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays. Texas is 29-31 following an 8-1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer for the Rangers. Texas has won two of the last three and trails the first-place Seattle Mariners in the American League West by four games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Josh Jung is batting .277 to lead Texas and has a team-high 52 hits. Wyatt Langford is the leader in home runs with 11, while Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBI with 27. Josh Smith is the leader in on-base percentage at .340. On Wednesday, the Texas Rangers will send Kumar Rocker to the mound. The right-hander is 1-3 with an 8.10 ERA, 16 Ks, and 11 BBs.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 30-29 following a 1-0 loss on Sunday to the Houston Astros. Tampa Bay had only two hits in Sunday’s loss. Tampa Bay starter Taj Bradley allowed just one run (unearned) in seven innings. The Rays split their four-game series with the Astros. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East, 6 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jonathan Aranda is batting .320 with 56 hits and an on-base percentage of .406 to lead Tampa Bay in the three categories. Junior Caminero is the leader in home runs with 13 and in RBI with 37. Tampa Bay is batting .246 with a .388 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 4.92 ERA, 55 Ks, and 22 BBs.

Both teams have cashed UNDER much more than OVER this season, but both have starting pitchers on the mound who have struggled of late, therefore, the play here is OVER. Texas starter Kumar Rocker has been hit hard in three consecutive outings, allowing 11 runs on 17 hits across 12 innings. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz has been hit hard in four of the last five starts, allowing 18 runs on 32 hits across 25.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Tampa Bay wins but our best play is OVER 7-5.