The Oakland Athletics (10-12) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (12-10), Monday at 9:40 PM ET, with both teams on losing streaks — three and two straight, respectively.
As the favorite, the Rays (-167 moneyline odds) take the field at the Athletics (+143). The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 3.26 ERA) looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Athletics will counter with Daulton Jefferies (1-3, 3.26).
The Athletics fell to the Guardians 7-3 yesterday. Christian Bethancourt led the way offensively after going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI, and James Kaprielian was handed the loss, pitching two innings, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out two.
Get ready for the Rays vs. Athletics with what you need to know before Monday’s game.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Rays (-167, bet $167 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+143, bet $100 to win $143)
- Over/under: 7
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Rays Stats and Trends
Rays Betting Records
- The Rays have won 11, or 57.9%, of the 19 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- This season, Tampa Bay has won five of its nine games, or 55.6%, when favored by at least -167 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 62.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in nine of 22 chances this season.
- The Rays are 8-14-0 ATS in their 22 games with a spread this season.
Drew Rasmussen (Rays Probable Starter)
- Rasmussen (1-1) will take the mound for the Rays, his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.50, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .203 in four games this season.
- The Athletics have scored 84 runs this season, which ranks 19th in MLB. They are batting .211 for the campaign with 18 home runs, 19th in the league.
Rays Batting Stats
- The Rays rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 19 home runs.
- Fueled by 61 extra-base hits, the Rays rank ninth in MLB with a .384 slugging percentage this season.
- Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .240 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
- The Rays rank 17th in the league with 90 total runs scored this season.
- Tampa Bay has the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
- The Rays rank 22nd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
Athletics Stats and Trends
Athletics Betting Records
- The Athletics have come away with seven wins in the 16 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Oakland has come away with a win six times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +143 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 41.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Oakland and their opponents have gone over in 10 of their 22 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 22 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 11-11-0 against the spread.
Daulton Jefferies (Athletics Probable Starter)
- Jefferies makes the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season. He is 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the righty went 4 2/3 innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing five earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In four games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.26, with 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .222 against him.
- Jefferies has one quality start under his belt this season.
- Jefferies heads into this game with two outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He will face off against a Rays offense that ranks 13th in the league with 172 total hits (on a .240 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .384 (ninth in the league) with 19 total home runs (16th in MLB play).
Athletics Batting Stats
- The Athletics average 0.8 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 18 total home runs .
- This season, the Athletics rank 22nd in baseball with a .342 slugging percentage.
- Oakland’s .211 batting average ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Athletics score the 19th-most runs in baseball (84 total, 3.8 per game).
- Oakland ranks 27th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .277.
- The Athletics strike out 9.4 times per game, the third-worst mark in baseball.
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Rays vs. Athletics: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Monday, May 2, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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