Rays bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Rangers

By Canadian Press on April 6, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays (4-4) vs. Texas Rangers (7-2)

Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.40 WHIP, four strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (0-1, 18.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, three strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -112, Rays -107; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to end a three-game slide with a victory over the Texas Rangers.

Texas went 78-84 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago. The Rangers slugged .380 with a .686 OPS as a team in the 2024 season.

Tampa Bay went 80-82 overall and 38-43 in road games last season. The Rays slugged .366 with a .669 OPS as a team in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Rangers: Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (finger), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (neck), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Rays: Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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