Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays 4/25/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Houston Astros will go against the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB action in Tropicana Field, Tampa, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 6:40 PM ET.

Houston is beginning to resemble a squad with genuine World Series championship ambitions once more. The Astros are on a run right now, having swept series against Toronto and Atlanta.

Houston should present a challenge for Tampa Bay this week because it is currently only 2.5 matches behind rival Texas in the AL West.

The Astros rank seventh in terms of runs scored with 5.14 per game and hit .255 (9th) with a .718 OPS. They stole 17 bases (12th) and hit 22 home runs (20th).

Yordan Alvarez, an LF, leads the squad in home runs (6) and RBI (27), and Mauricio Dubón, a 2B, is the team’s top hitter (batting average: .329) with 25 hits.

With ten quality starts, the Houston pitching staff amassed the third-best 3.22 ERA and sixth-best 1.20 WHIP.

Garcia is given the start in game two following a fantastic outing against the Blue Jays in his last start. He pitched seven innings, recording nine strikeouts while allowing just two hits, a walk, and zero runs.

It was a major improvement for Garcia from his previous outing, in which the Rangers pounded him for five runs on 6 hits and 2 walks.

The total went OVER in 6 of Houston’s last 9 matches.
The Houston Astros are 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches.
The Houston Astros are 6-2 SU in their last 8 matches against Tampa Bay.

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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions 4/25/2023

After seven series, the Rays still hold a 4.5-game lead over the AL East, debunking the belief that they will experience a downturn in play by the end of the month.

Tampa Bay gained confidence before a crucial matchup with Houston by winning consecutively over Cincinnati and Chicago after dropping two of three in Toronto.

Is this the last chance to get on the TB train? Tampa Bay bats .282 with a .891 OPS and averages 6.77 runs per game.

It is also first in MLB for home runs (48), and with 17 stolen bases ranked eleventh. The Rays’ pitching staff had nine quality starts in 2023 and recorded the best 2.71 ERA and 1.05 WHIP.

On Tuesday night at The Trop, Rasmussen will lead Tampa onto the field. In three of his four appearances this season, the young righty was effective, keeping opponents scoreless.

He was nearly unhittable, allowing just six combined hits in 15.1 innings against Washington, Oakland, and Cincinnati, with the exception of a disappointing outing on the road in Toronto. He also has a 26:7 K:BB ratio.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 6-0 SU in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 14 of Tampa Bay’s last 20 matches against Houston.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 10-0 SU in their last 10 matches at home.

Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays. The MLB pick for this game is the Houston Astros.

The Astros are 6-1 in their past seven encounters, 5-1 in their last six games at Tampa Bay, and 8-1 in their last 9 games against the American League East.

In the Astros-Rays game on Tuesday, back the underdog on the money line.

Garcia pitched well in both of his outings against TB the previous season, winning both contests (combined 1 earned run on 5 hits with 8 strikeouts in 11.0 innings).

The past four matches against the Braves and Blue Jays saw Houston’s hitters explode for 25 runs. Over the course of the next month, everyone’s attention should be focused on this team.

This team is now hitting .271 on the road while also posting a .338 OBP, .415 SLG, and .753 OPS. The Houston Astros will win to a predicted score of 5-3.

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