Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

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

The Tampa Bay Rays (27-26) will play the Minnesota Twins (29-24) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -122 and Tampa Bay opens at +102. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Pablo Lopez and Drew Rasmussen.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 432 times, while taking a walk on 148 occasions. They have recorded 203 RBI's and 418 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .238. The Twins have earned 84 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 50 balls out of the park. They have racked up 212 runs and have an OBP of .307. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 22nd in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.68 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Twins pitchers have allowed 47 home runs in addition to 183 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Minnesota has conceded 411 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 169 earned runs. The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.28 on the season (5th in MLB), and they have struck out 471 batters. They have walked 128 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.35 as a unit on the season.

Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 39 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 38 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and have entered the game in 61 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves this year and have blown 9 out of their 21 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 base runners this season and 39.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill this season.

The Twins have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,179 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in the majors. The Milwaukee Brewers have 1,393 putouts on the campaign, as well as 362 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 22nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 27 double plays.

Lopez (58-51 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.77 and he has faced 3,886 batters in the majors. He has conceded 859 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 240 walks. His earned run average is 3.82 (399 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.170. Lopez has thrown 939 innings and is sitting with 975 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they score 4.13 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have put up 78 doubles, while taking a walk 159 times as well as earning 219 runs. Tampa Bay has accumulated 51 home runs on the season as well as 211 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 436 instances (16th in the league) and have notched a total of 434 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .245 this season.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.194 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a team this year. They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 415. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 202 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.66 (193 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (403 strikeouts against 151 free passes). They have relinquished 72 homers and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Sitting with 52 save situations, the Rays have compiled 31 holds and 6 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 41.5% out of 41 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 6th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 169 relievers to the mound so far this season.

In 4,272 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (1st in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Rays have 513 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 1,424 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Rasmussen has conceded 296 hits while he has earned 344 K's in 362 innings. He has allowed a total of 117 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 2.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has gone up against 1,457 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Rasmussen (23-16 career record) is the owner of a 2.91 earned run average while conceding 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-122)

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