Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/30/24, 3:32 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

Marlins and Rays face off at Tropicana Field, despite both teams positioning themselves as sellers, and getting rid of their best players, Arozarena for Rays and Chisholm for Marlins, both teams are in good shape.

In fact, Schumaker's team has had a splendid second half surprising many. They split games against the Mets, won the series against the Orioles in Miami and surprised the Brewers in Milwaukee.

The Rays also won their last two series, are two games behind .500 and 3.5 games away from the last AL wild card. They certainly still have a chance, but it is undeniable that the Rays' lineup today is worse than the one in the first half and much worse than the one in 2023 that got 99 wins.

The hottest bat for the Marlins and perhaps the MLB in recent days, Edwards has hit .379 AVG in 25 games in 2024. His manager Schumaker said of him "I knew he'd be pretty good at the plate; I didn't know he'd be this good at the plate."

Cabrera will be the Marlins' starting pitcher in Game 1 against the Rays. In his last 4 starts, the Dominant has always allowed 2 or more runs.