The Tampa Bay Rays and Athletics meet Monday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs Rays Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs Rays Pick.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays are 71-46 on the year and play the Orioles and Blue Jays next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .259 on the season, have a .329 OBP, and have a .402 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching staff has a 3.68 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 131 hits and 65 RBI, while Chandler Simpson and Junior Caminero have combined for 247 hits and 94 RBI.
Freddy Peralta gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 5-9 with a 5.37 ERA and 116 strikeouts this season. Peralta is 1-2 with a 3.06 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 47-71 on the year and play the Royals and Rangers next. The Athletics are batting .243 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and have a .398 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.41 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 184 hits and 124 RBI.
Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 5-4 with a 5.64 ERA and 70 strikeouts this season. Lopez is 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a road win.
- The Rays have lost five of their last six Monday games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rays have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Athletics following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six games against AL East opponents following a road win.
- The Rays have lost the first inning in four of their last five games as road favorites against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last four home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games at Sutter Health Park against AL East opponents.
Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win
- The road team has won each of the Rays’ last seven games.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last nine games as home underdogs following a win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 night games at Sutter Health Park following a win.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Rays’ last 10 games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rays’ last six games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Athletics’ last four home games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Rays’ last eight games as road favorites.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last four night games against AL East opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Jacob Lopez has recorded five or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Tyler Soderstrom has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last eight games.
- Max Muncy has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Rays.
Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts
- Junior Caminero has hit a home run in each of the Rays’ last two games as favorites against the Athletics.
- Freddy Peralta has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his 14 previous appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Jonathan Aranda has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last 11 games against AL West opponents.
- Freddy Peralta has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Chandler Simpson ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (31) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (182).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.41).
- The Rays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (838).
- The Rays rank 2nd in the league for batting average this season (.259).
Athletics vs Rays Prediction
You can make a case for the over given both pitchers have ERAs over 5 and WHIPs over 1.5, but I have to side with the Rays. This team keeps winning games and doesn’t get a whole lot of respect from oddsmakers. The A’s often look like a team that’s ready for the season to be over with, and the offense hasn’t quite lived up to the potential. The Rays are the most profitable team in baseball thanks to the constant wins and the soft prices. I’ll ride the money train and back the Rays yet again.