Cincinnati Reds vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Prediction for Monday April 20 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 04/20/2026, 12:55 AM ET

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In Monday night MLB interleague action, the Cincinnati Reds will invade Tropicana Field to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Reds (14-8) have won eight of their first ten road games and are a half-game clear of St. Louis for first place in the NL Central Division. On Sunday, Cincinnati OF Rece Hinds came through with a two-run double in the tenth inning to seal a 7-4 road victory against Minnesota.

Twenty-four year old righty Rhett Lowder (2-1 3.52 ERA) will make his 11th career major league start for the Reds. Through 53 plus career innings, Lowder has limited opponents to one long ball and has retired 37 batters by strikes.

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The Tampa Bay Rays have won seven of their previous ten games and trail New York by a half-game for the top spot in the AL East Division. On Sunday, Tampa Bay 3B Junior Caminero crushed his fifth home run of the early season during a 6-3 road loss against Pittsburgh. SP Shane McClanahan (1-2) gave up four runs in four plus innings and took the loss for the Rays.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash has not announced a starting pitcher for the series opener. The Rays have used openers and bullpen games with much success in recent years. Tampa Bay ranks 22nd in team ERA and has logged just five quality starts.

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Cincinnati SP Hunter Greene is recovering from arthroscopic elbow surgery and hopes to make his season debut in early July. Through 22 games, Cincinnati ranks 30th in OPS and 28th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 8th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 6-4.

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