Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction 8-20-24 MLB Picks

In this article we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 20th at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series.

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 54-71 this year and they have won three of their last four games. Oakland won the first game in this series by a score of 3-0 on Monday night. Prior to this series, the Athletics split two games with the Giants, won two out of three against the Mets, and won two out of three against the Blue Jays. Oakland is 6-2 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.26 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .251 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 505 runs with a .232 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .289 with 29 home runs and 83 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 62-62 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Tampa Bay dropped the first game in this series and couldn’t manage to score any runs. Prior to this series, the Rays swept the Diamondbacks, lost all three against the Astros, and lost two out of three against the Orioles. Tampa Bay is 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are fourth in the AL East. 

The Tampa Bay pitching staff has a 3.94 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .241 opponent batting average. The Rays offense has scored 483 runs with a .232 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Yandy Diaz is batting .273 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI’s for the Rays this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Joey Estes, who is 5-5 with a 4.72 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 87.2 innings pitched this year. Estes has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Tampa Bay is Shane Baz, who is 0-2 with a 4.21 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over 36.1 innings pitched this season. Baz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last five outings. 

Why the Athletics will beat the Rays

• The underdogs have won each of the Rays’ last four games.
• The Rays have lost each of their last six night games against American League opponents.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against AL West opponents.
• The home team has covered the run line in each of the Rays’ last six games.
• The Rays have lost the first inning in each of their last four night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Rays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as road favorites against American League opponents.
• The Rays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 10 night games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Rays’ last seven games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Each of the Athletics’ last seven home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games as home underdogs against AL East opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rays’ last four road games.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• JJ Bleday has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last two games against AL East opponents.
• Miguel Andujar has recorded at least one RBI in three of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against the Rays.
• Zack Gelof has scored at least one run in each of the Athletics’ last six Tuesday games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
• Abraham Toro has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances with the Athletics as home underdogs against AL opponents.
• Abraham Toro has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 home appearances after playing the previous day.
• Abraham Toro has recorded a hit in each of his last 10 home appearances after playing the previous day.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

• Josh Lowe has recorded a Double in three of the Rays’ last four games as favorites.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one total base in 15 of his last 16 road appearances after playing the previous day.
• Yandy Diaz has recorded at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 road appearances after playing the previous day.
• Jose Siri has scored a run in four of his last five appearances at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
• Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in two of the Rays’ last three games.
• Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Rays’ last six road games.

Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction 

Oakland was able to get the shutout victory in game one of this series on Monday night and they have played pretty solid baseball over the last few weeks. The Athletics are 31-31 at home this year, while the Rays are 28-28 on the road. Tampa Bay had plenty of momentum after sweeping Arizona over the weekend, but they couldn’t find any runs on Monday, which has been an issue for most of the season. Both of these starting pitchers have been decent in recent outings, but we are getting plus money with a very scrappy Oakland team. My Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays prediction is for the A’s to win.