Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/13/2022

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds: Athletics +170, Rays -240; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +170, Rays -240; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +170, Rays -240; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  2-2 (2nd place, AL West)

Tampa Bay Rays:  3-1 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  2-2 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  3-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 2-2 record overall and they are 2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Wednesday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday night with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday night. Rookie pitcher Adam Oller is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Frankie Montas will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA this season. His team lost the game with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 being a HR, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 6 hits in 5 IP against the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 3-1 record overall and they are 3-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but they are coming off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Wednesday night with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Ryan Yarbrough is the starter for them on Tuesday while Shane McClanahan will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Wednesday. He is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his last game with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 7 strikeouts on 4 hits through 4.1 innings played against the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Athletics had an awful start to their season losing 2 games straight but they have won their last 2 now and they absolutely smashed the Rays in the series opener beating them 13-2. The Rays are going to be hungry to bounce back though and this is a good game for them to do that as they have a trusted pitcher in Shane McClanahan starting for them. The Rays were smashed by the A's on Monday and that was all thanks to their pitching. They had a very bad day with their bullpen but they should get some more innings out of McClanahan here, keeping them in the game with a chance to win it still. The Athletics have Montas on the mound and he had an awful start in his first game this season. He will be looking to recover but it will be hard for them with the way the Rays hit the ball and he will likely be in for another bad day here. The Rays should pitch a much better game here and that gives them the advantage in this one. The Rays will win this game by 2 or more runs.

 

Athletics Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Rays 8 Athletics 4.

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Oakland Athletics: 27-39 (-4.4u) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 76-66 (-4.1u) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 11-6 UNDER as an underdog of +150 or more.

Tampa Bay Rays: 105-53 (+19u) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 155-95 (+37.7u) ML in all games. 24-16 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.

 

 

 

"We're just trying to establish our identity. I think they've come together as a group in a very short time. These first four games they've shown a fight about them I'm real happy about." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s win against the Rays on Monday night.

 

 

 

"There were a lot of things where we were unsure what it was, and it seems like a million MRIs and a bunch of different opinions. That kind of puts you in a place of, are you ever going to pitch again without pain? Are you ever going to get back to the big-league mound? You just never know, so to be here and this opportunity is amazing." - Ryan Thompson after their loss against the Athletics on Monday.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Seth Brown (L) CF

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Billy McKinney (L) 1B

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Sheldon Neuse (R) 3B

 

 

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Josh Lowe (L) DH

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Brett Phillips (L) CF

Mike Zunino (R) C

Taylor Walls (S) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Austin Allen (.500)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (6)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (7)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Daulton Jefferies (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.600)

Hits:  Wander Franco (9)

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)