Miami Marlins (18-23) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (25-17)
May 25, 2022 6:40 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Rays -220 / Miami Marlins +180; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays meet Wednesday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. The Miami Marlins need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Tampa Bay Rays look for a win after winning seven of their last 11 games.
The Miami Marlins have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in five of their last 10 games. The Marlins have lost 11 straight games when scoring three or fewer runs. Jesus Aguilar leads the Marlins with 40 hits and 18 RBI, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Garrett Cooper have combined for 70 hits and 42 RBI. Cody Poteet gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 0.78 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Poteet’s first career game against the Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six straight games. The Rays have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 42 hits and 16 RBI, while Wander Franco and Yandy Diaz have combined for 73 hits and 26 RBI. Drew Rasmussen gets the ball, and he is 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. Rasmussen is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 4 strikeouts in his career against the Marlins.
The Marlins are 21-52 in their last 73 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Rays are 60-27 in their last 87 home games and 84-39 in their last 123 games as a favorite. The over is 5-2-1 in Marlins last 8 overall. The over is 4-1 in Rays last 5 overall. The Marlins are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay and 16-39 in the last 55 meetings.
Cody Poteet has been terrific through 23 innings, allowing just two runs, but he doesn’t go deep in games and the Marlins aren’t providing much run support these days. Drew Rasmussen has allowed 13 hits and three runs through his last 20.2 innings, and the Rays’ offense has broken out of its shell over the last week. Just two teams heading in different directions overall. Give me the Rays and the RL for max betting value.
