GameDay Preview (Sun.) Rays Look For Another NL Series Win vs. Marlins

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to win their seventh series in eight tries in interleague play when they take on the Miami Marlins on Sunday. They need a good start from Shane Baz, who has allowed 16 earned runs in his last three outings.

Tampa Bays Rays starting pitcher Shane Baz gets the call for Sunday's series finale against the Miami Marlins. | Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images

MIAMI, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have been great in interleague play this year, winning six of seven series so far against National League foes. They'll look for another series win on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series with the Miami Marlins.

The Marlins won Friday's opener 9-4, but the Rays bounced back nicely on Saturday, winning 4-0 thanks to a dominating start from Drew Rasmussen.

Here's everything you need to know about Sunday's game:

How to watch Rays-Marlins

Who: Tampa Bay Rays (21-24) vs. Miami Marlins (17-27)
When: Sunday, May 18 at 1:40 p.m. ET
Where: loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla.
TV: FanDuel Sports Sun
Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WQBN 106.7/1300 AM (Spanish)
Betting information: The Rays are favored on the money line at Fanduel.com at minus-166, and the Marlins' money line odds are plus-140. On the run line, you can bet the Rays minus-1.5 at plus-105 odds, and the Marlins plus-1.5 at minus-120 odds. The over/under is 8.5 runs.

Here are the starting lineups for both teams.

Rays batting order

Yandy Diaz DH
Josh Lowe RF
Brandon Lowe 2B
Junior Caminero 3B
Jonathan Aranda 1B
Christopher Morel LF
Kameron Misner CF
Taylor Walls SS
Ben Rortvert C

Marlins batting order

TBA

Pitching matchup

SHANE BAZ, Tampa Bay: This is Baz's ninth start of the season, and third on the road. This is his 32nd career start and second against Miami. … The 25-year-old right-hander from Houston, Texas is 0-2 in his last three starts after going 3-0 in his first six. … Baz leads the Rays in wins with three, tied with Taj Bradley and Zack Littell. He leads the Rays in strikeouts with 46. Baz is 3-2 with a 5.02 ERA. ... He has given up 16 earned runs in his last three starts.

CAL QUANTRILL, Marlins: Quantrill is 2-4 with a 7.00 ERA. He gave up four earned runs or more in four of his first six starts, but has been better in May. He allowed just one earned runs in five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers and three runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Quantrill, a 30-year-old from Port Hope, Ontario, hasn't faced the Rays since Sept. 1, 2023 when he was with Cleveland. He pitched six innings that day, allowing two runs.