Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-122) Tampa Bay (+102)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (16-20) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (19-19) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Milwaukee at -122 and Tampa Bay is at +102. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jose Quintana and Zack Littell.

As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 4.6 runs/g, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They are sitting with 175 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. The Brewers have hit 51 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 31 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 156 runs batted in and 297 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .237. Milwaukee is slugging .358 and have been rung up 303 times, while drawing a walk on 131 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Brewers pitchers have allowed 45 home runs and 172 runs (22nd in the league). Milwaukee has surrendered 298 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 158 earned runs. The Brewers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.27 for the season (20th in baseball), and they have rung up 300 batters. They have walked 145 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.47 as a team this season.

The Brewers have sent 134 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 54 runners on the campaign with 42.6% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 6 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of 10 chances to get a save. The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.0% and have come into the game in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 24 holds this season (13th in the league). Brewers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 33 times and also have had 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Brewers have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,997 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball. The Miami Marlins are sitting with 999 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 289 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 24th in MLB, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Quintana (106-104 career mark) has a FIP of 3.67 while going up against 8,372 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,949 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 600 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (828 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.276. Quintana has taken the mound for 1,997 innings and has tallied 1,748 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has recorded 29 home runs this season as well as 130 runs batted in. They have 53 two-baggers, while getting a free base 114 times as well as scoring 135 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have an on-base percentage of .307 as well as a batting average of .239 this year. The Rays hold a slugging % of .361 and they average 3.75 runs per outing (23rd in baseball). They have struck out on 310 occasions (13th in MLB) and have recorded 287 hits.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.207 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a unit for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (285 strikeouts against 104 free passes). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 286. They have surrendered 49 long balls and they allow 3.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 143 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.79 (136 earned runs conceded).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 116 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 50.0% out of their 26 inherited base runners. With 31 save situations, the Rays have 18 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 2,913 innings played, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (5th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 40 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Rays have 342 assists, 14 errors and have amassed 971 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Littell has allowed 460 hits while accumulating 391 K's in 457 innings. He has surrendered 202 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.52 and he has faced 1,918 batters during his MLB career. Littell (26-26 record in his career) has a 3.98 ERA and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+102)

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