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

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) Tampa Bay (-150)

The Texas Rangers (29-31) are en route to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (30-29). The line on this matchup has Texas at +125 and Tampa Bay is priced at -150. The total is 8. The men taking the mound will be Kumar Rocker and Shane Baz.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 3.4 runs per game, which is 26th in the league. They have 204 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .285. The Rangers have tallied 71 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 60 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 199 runs batted in in addition to 431 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .223. Texas is slugging .359 and have been rung up 484 times, while taking a walk on 155 occasions.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.10 so far this year (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 462 batters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 50 home runs and 201 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 172 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.64 as a team on the year. Texas has surrendered 428 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 180 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.15.

The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.4% and have come into the game in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners this season with 31.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 60 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have racked up 34 holds so far this season (15th in baseball). They have earned 17 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 out of their 26 save chances.

The Rangers have converted 72.7% of balls in play into outs in their 4,710 innings, which ranks them 1st in MLB. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,570 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 538 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Rocker (1-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 6.54 and he has faced 150 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 42 hits (12.1 hits per 9 innings) with 11 walks. His earned run average is 6.63 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.699. Rocker has taken the mound for 31 innings and has earned 30 punch outs in his career.

The Rays have a team slugging % of .388 and they score 4.34 runs per game (14th in the league). They have recorded 93 two-baggers, while taking a walk 180 times and scoring 256 runs. Tampa Bay has a total of 60 home runs on the season and 246 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 493 instances (15th in the league) and have totaled 485 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .246 for the season.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.167 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (452 strikeouts vs 158 free passes). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 457. They have given up 78 long balls and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 215 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (204 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 53 save situations, the Rays have compiled 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 29 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.5% of 43 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 180 relievers to the mound this year.

In 4,746 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a efficiency on defense of 72.5% (2nd in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 69 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (7th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 561 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,582 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Baz has given up 151 hits while earning 172 K's in 179 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 78 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.82 and he has faced 742 batters during his MLB career. Baz (11-8 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.92 ERA and has given up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+125)

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