Rays start season at home against the Rockies

By Canadian Press on March 28, 2025.

Colorado Rockies vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (0-0); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -199, Rockies +166; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Colorado Rockies for the season opener.

Tampa Bay had an 80-82 record overall and a 42-39 record at home last season. The Rays batted .230 as a team in the 2024 season with a .669 OPS.

Colorado had a 61-101 record overall and a 24-57 record on the road last season. The Rockies batted .242 as a team in the 2024 season with a .704 OPS.

INJURIES: Rays: Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rockies: Jeff Criswell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Austin Gomber: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Thairo Estrada: 10-Day IL (wrist)

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

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