Mets Receive Major News on Injured Pitcher originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets came into their series vs. the Tampa Bay Rays with a six-game winning streak, but the latter club swept them at home to halt their momentum. The Rays won 9-0 on Sunday to complete the first three-game series sweep of the Mets this season.

Athlon Sports. Forget all that talk about the struggling Tampa Bay Rays. They are not even close to struggling right now, winning 18 of their last 24 games. Tampa Bay is coming off an impressive three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field.

Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer to cap Tampa Bay’s six-run sixth inning and the Rays came back to beat the Mets 7-5 and snap New York’s six-game winning streak.

After Sunday’s miserable 9-0 loss to the Rays marked their first time getting swept all year, the Mets are finally facing something resembling adversity.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to spoil a solid outing from Clay Holmes and beat the New York Mets 7-5 at Citi Fie

The Tampa Bay Rays (37-32) and New York Mets (45-25) play the second game of a 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Citi Field in New York is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Preview the June 15 matchup between the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Mets are favored (-163 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Rays (+138). The New York Mets will give the start to Clay Holmes (7-3, 2.95 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Rays will counter with Taj Bradley (4-5, 4.58 ERA).

The New York Mets head into 10 straight games against NL East rival Atlanta and Philadelphia after getting swept in a series for the first time this season.