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 ball slipped out like a wet bar of soap,” play-by-play man Andy Freed said on the Rays’ TV broadcast, which was a great description and made sense since the game had started after a 51-minute rain delay and the ball could have been a little wet.

They haven't been the prettiest of games, but the Tampa Bay Rays have rolled into New York and beaten the Mets — one of the top teams in baseball and

Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

Following a roughly 50-minute long rain delay, the Mets took the field on a day that felt more like mid-April than mid-June at Citi Field. Things got off to an inauspicious start, as Megill hit the leadoff hitter Josh Lowe on a pitch that bounced in the dirt before connecting with him.

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.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, left, and Taylor Walls, right, react after Walls scored on a single hit by Josh Lowe during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, June 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP

There was a time where they might have made their debuts with the Mets. Instead, they're thriving for a different organization.

Saturday's game between the Mets and the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field is in a rain delay and will not start on time.

Taylor Walls and Yandy Díaz had two hits and two RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays remained hot with an 8-4 win over the New York Mets

The Mets looked like they were well on their way to a seventh straight victory as Clay Holmes left the mound. For the third time in his last four starts, the right-hander had allowed just one run. He exited the game after five innings of work with his team up 5-1. Then disaster ensued.