Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/12/2022

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds: Athletics +175, Rays -210; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +175, Rays -210; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +175, Rays -210; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  1-2 (4th place, AL West)

Tampa Bay Rays:  3-0 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  1-2 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  3-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 1-2 record overall and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are starting a 4-game series with the Rays on Monday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday night with the series opener still to be played. Paul Blackburn is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while rookie pitcher Adam Oller will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He moved his way up the minors last season and now will be getting his first ever start in the MLB. The A’s scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 3-0 record overall and they are 3-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak and have not lost a game yet this season. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 and they are starting a 4-game series with the Athletics on Monday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday night with the first game still to be played on Monday. Luis Patino is the starter for them on Monday while Ryan Yarbrough will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Tuesday. Last season, he was 9-7 with a 5.11 ERA. His team has lost 3 of their last 4 games with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 3 strikeouts on 4 hits through 4.2 innings played against the Houston Astros. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging just over 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as massive favorites with the current betting odds. The Rays are coming off of a sweep in their first series and they are going to have a lot of confidence coming into this game undefeated still. They are going up against an Athletics team that is not the same as they were last season and have gotten severely worse in the offseason, letting a lot of their quality players go. They are going to have a rough season this year and it is not going to get any easier against a team like the Rays. The Rays have owned the AL over the last few years and they simply have a better lineup than the A's but it is their pitching that really sets them apart. They have one of the best pitching staffs in the league and they already off to a hot start this season. The Rays will be hungry for back-to-back sweeps to start their season and it is completely possible with the two teams they have been handed to play here. The best bet to place in this game is on the Rays runline.

 

Athletics Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, April 12, 2022 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Rays 6 Athletics 2.

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Oakland Athletics: 26-39 (-6.4u) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 75-76 (-13.8u) ML against right-handed starters. 11-5 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

Tampa Bay Rays: 105-52 (+21.2u) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 155-94 (+39.9u) ML in all games. 24-15 UNDER against AL West opponents.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. D. Guerra (RP) out for season - Forearm injury. B. Honeywell Jr. (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. McKay (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. P. Fairbanks (RP) Mid July - Back injury. S. Baz (SP) Mid May - Elbow injury.

 

 

 

"Kots is awesome. He's like having another player out there. He's just leading the ship. His energy and everything is amazing. We all couldn't be happier for him to be our manager and to get his first win for him." - Austin Allen on Kotsay after their win against the Phillies on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

"I didn't really control counts the way I'd like to eventually. But at the end of the day, I made good pitches when I needed to to keep them off the scoreboard." - Corey Kluber after their win against the Orioles on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Billy McKinney (L) LF

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Austin Allen (L) C

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Mike Zunino (R) C

Manuel Margot (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Austin Allen (.500)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (4)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (1)

RBI:  Seth Brown (4)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Daulton Jefferies (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.600)

Hits:  Wander Franco (6)

Home Runs:  Francisco Mejia (1)

RBI:  Francisco Mejia (4)

Stolen Bases:  Wander Franco (1)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (1)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (1)

ERA:  Josh Fleming (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)