For a while on Friday night, things were going pretty well for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 7-2 series-opening loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The Rays enjoyed

TJ Friedl honked a mighty 2-run dinger in the Bottom of the 6th inning to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 7-2 on Friday in Great American Ball Park.

Tyler Stephenson hit his eighth home run of 2025 and T.J. Friedl put the game out of reach with his 10th homer of the campaign, a two-run shot, as the Reds took their series opener from the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-2, at Great American Ball Park on July 25 before a crowd of 30,110.

The Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) and Cincinnati Reds (53-50) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cincinnati Reds MLB game to be played on July 25, 2025 on ESPN.

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