Rays take on the Marlins in series rubber match

By Canadian Press on June 8, 2025.

Miami Marlins (24-38, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (34-30, third in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Anthony Veneziano (0-0, 4.58 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (5-4, 2.14 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -252, Marlins +203; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Marlins are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Tampa Bay is 34-30 overall and 22-20 in home games. Rays hitters are batting a collective .247, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Miami has a 24-38 record overall and a 10-18 record in road games. The Marlins have gone 13-32 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Sunday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Marlins are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 34 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 14 for 40 with five doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.

Xavier Edwards has a .284 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has five doubles and a triple. Jesus Sanchez is 14 for 35 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .260 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs

Marlins: 3-7, .250 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Jesus Tinoco: 15-Day IL (forearm), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (hip), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Rob Brantly: 60-Day IL (lat), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eury Perez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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