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2022 MLB Handicapping
(13-10) Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics (10-13)
Date: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022
Time: 9:40 PM ET
Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Projected Pitchers: Ryan Yarbrough (TB) vs. Paul Blackburn (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Rays -130 | Athletics +110
MLB run line Betting Odds: Rays -1.5 | Athletics +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7
A pair of American League teams take the field in search of a victory as they kick off a series out on the west coast. The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road as they open a three-game set against the Oakland A’s Monday night.
Yandy Díaz led off the game with a home run to back right-hander Drew Rassmussen’s second straight winning start, and the Rays used a balanced offense to beat the Athletics 6-1 on Monday night.
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay won the opening game of their set against the Twins but were blown out in back-to-back games by a combined score of 18-4. The Rays entered Monday third in the AL East, four games behind the Yankees for the top spot in the division.
Wander Franco is already one of the best young hitters in the game and will only get better considering he has played less than 100 career games.
The 21-year-old slugger has 13 RBIs along with a stellar. 913 OPS on the season. He went 5 for 18 with one RBI against the A’s last month. Franco did not play on Sunday with a hamstring injury but is ready to go for this series.
Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 4.15 runs per game, ranking them 13th in the Majors. They have amassed a 3.18 team ERA, good for 9th overall.
Oakland Athletics
Oakland reverted to their struggles as they fell for the seventh time in nine games as they were swept by the Guardians for the first time at home in 22 years. The A’s entered Monday fourth in the AL West race, 4.5 games behind the Angels for the top spot in the division.
Chad Pinder had an effective series against the Rays last month, collecting three hits and three RBIs in the three-game series. ]
The 30-year-old third baseman is playing well, accumulating five hits in his last three clashes. Pinder has bashed three big flys along with eight RBIs and a respectable .790 OPS on the season.
Oakland is averaging 3.86 runs on the year, landing them 20th in the big leagues. The pitching staff has registered a 3.56 team ERA, positioning them 13th overall.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The Rays are 5-2 ATS on the road
- The Rays O/U are 4-3 on the road
- The Athletics are 3-8 ATS at home
- The Athletics O/U are 5-6 at home
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction:
Both teams had their issues over the weekend as they lost a series to teams from the AL Central.
Tampa Bay has struggled at times this season as their pitching has had issues when it comes to getting outs.
Oakland has been streaky this season, ripping off solid stretches of play sandwiched by stretches where you are reminded just how devoid of major league talent this team is after dealing with Matt Olson, Matt Chapman and Sean Manaea, among others, before the season began.
With that said, Oakland did win three of four in Tampa last month and Jefferies has pitched well, despite not getting much in the way of help offensively.
Look for the A’s to find a way to scratch out a victory in this contest to get off on the right foot.
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