Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets Preview - June 13, 2025

Friday, June 13th, 2025

Tampa Bay Rays (36-32, third in the AL East) at New York Mets (45-24, first in the NL East)

New York; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

Pitching Probables

Rays

Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.58 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 66 strikeouts)

Mets

Clay Holmes (7-3, 2.95 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

Mets -167, Rays +140; over/under is 8 runs

Bottom Line

The New York Mets host the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday to open a three-game series.

New York has gone 27-7 at home and 45-24 overall. The Mets have a 20-5 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Tampa Bay has gone 13-12 in road games and 36-32 overall. The Rays have gone 13-4 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

Top Performers

Pete Alonso has a .298 batting average to lead the Mets, and has 21 doubles, a triple and 17 home runs. Juan Soto is 13 for 35 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 30 extra base hits (15 doubles and 15 home runs). Yandy Diaz is 15 for 39 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Last 10 Games

Mets

8-2, .260 batting average, 2.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Rays

6-4, .226 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Injuries

Mets

Kodai Senga: day-to-day (hamstring), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mark Vientos: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (side), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Frankie Montas: 60-Day IL (lat), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (shin), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays

Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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)

In summary

The New York Mets (45-24, first in NL East) host the Tampa Bay Rays (36-32, third in AL East) for the first game of a series on June 13, 2025. The Mets, with a strong home record, are set to pitch Clay Holmes against the Rays' Taj Bradley. Key hitters include Pete Alonso and Juan Soto for the Mets, and Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz for the Rays. Both teams have several players on the injured list. The Mets are favored in the matchup.

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