The Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Odds and Picks for Monday, 06/30/25

In this game, we will see the Athletics travel to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. On the mound, we have Jacob Lopez of the Athletics and Drew Rasmussen of the Rays. Lopez has been great in his last 4 starts, pitching 23 innings while giving up just 14 hits and 1 earned run. This new-found form has been very welcomed by the A’s, as they have won his last 4 starts. On the other side, Rasmussen has also pitched very well. On the year, he has a 2.45 ERA with a 7-5 record. The Rays have won 7 of his last 8 starts. Overall, this could be a great pitching matchup, so let’s take a look at the bats.

The Athletics have been struggling to hit the ball in the past 6 games. In that time, they have a .185 batting average and have only scored 19 runs. This is the opposite of the Rays, who have batted .296 in the last 6 games while scoring 32 runs. Additionally, the Rays rank 4th in hits and 6th in runs scored this season. This means that Lopez has a difficult task ahead of him if he plans to continue the form he has had in the past 4 games. The Rays’ bats may also wreak havoc on the Athletics’ bullpen, which has a 5.93 ERA this season. All in all, Tampa Bay will look to take the division lead back from the Yankees and this may be just the game they need after a difficult series against the Orioles. I am taking the Rays to make a statement and cover the run line.

Athletics vs Rays prediction: Rays -1.5 (+115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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