Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+120) Texas (-144)

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (5-2) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (4-2) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at +120 and Texas is sitting at -144. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Drew Rasmussen and Kumar Rocker.

The Rays have hit 10 doubles as a unit and have hit 3 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been called out on strikes 41 times, while taking a walk on 22 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 12th in the league. They have earned 24 runs batted in as well as 52 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .269. They have earned a total of 25 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .342.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 2.00 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 61 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 2 long balls and 13 total runs (2nd in the league). They have walked 6 batters and their FIP is 1.63 as a team so far this season. Tampa Bay has allowed 43 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 12 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 10.17 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.91.

The Rays have sent 18 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 0 runners on the year with 0.0%. They have earned 1 save for the season and have blown 0 of their 1 save opportunities. The Rays bullpen have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 2 save situations. The relief pitchers have 1 hold for the season (29th in MLB). Rays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 0 times as well as having 2 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a tally of 162 putouts on the year, as well as 52 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is currently at .995 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and they have turned 3 double plays. The Rays have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 486 innings, which has them sitting 19th in MLB.

Rasmussen (21-12 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.87 and he has gone up against 1,272 batters in the majors. He has given up 258 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 82 free passes. His earned run average is 2.91 (102 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.079. Rasmussen has taken the hill for 315 innings and has tallied 305 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .327 and they average 2.57 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have recorded 8 doubles, while walking 16 times as well as earning 18 runs. Texas has accumulated 7 long balls this year to go along with 18 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 44 occasions (28th in baseball) and have earned a total of 41 hits. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .256 and a team batting average of .192 on the campaign.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.081 in addition to having a FIP of 3.03 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 47. The Texas pitching staff have yielded 25 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 2.90 (20 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.90 (68 strikeouts vs 20 walks). They have conceded 6 dingers and they allow 3.63 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 4 saves. They sit at 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 25 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of 9 inherited runners. With 16 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 11 holds and 1 blown save.

In 558 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (12th in the majors). The Texas Rangers have gotten 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in professional baseball). The Rangers have racked up 62 assists, 4 errors and have 186 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Rocker has given up 19 hits while totaling 17 punch outs in 14 frames. Rocker (0-3 career win-loss record) has a 6.97 earned run average and has surrendered 12.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 11 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.901 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and he has gone up against 73 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-144)

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