Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/14/2022

Game Time: 1:10 pm ET, Thursday, April 14, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds: Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  2-3 (4th place, AL West)

Tampa Bay Rays:  4-1 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  2-3 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 2-3 record overall and they are 2-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Rays on Thursday night. This will be the 4th game of the series on Thursday night with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday night. Frankie Montas is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Cole Irvin will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA this season. His team lost his first game with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 3 HRs, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 7 hits in 5.1 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 4-1 record overall and they are 4-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and they are coming off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Athletics on Thursday night. This will be the 4th game of the series on Thursday night with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday. Shane McClanahan is the starter for them on Wednesday while Drew Rasmussen will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Thursday. He is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA this season. His team won his first game with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 3 strikeouts on 3 hits through 4 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 Rays are coming into this game playing very well and they have been heating up with their bats recently as they keep scoring a lot of runs in their games. They have also allowed quite a few runs over their last few games but their pitching has not been great in those games and they will have a more reliable starter on the mound here. The Rays have Rasmussen starting and he did not play great in his first start but he was not bad either, only allowing 2 runs in the 4 innings he played. He was a lot better than Irvin was in his first start and their pitching will likely be the difference in this game. Irvin allowed 4 runs in the 5 innings he played and his team lost that game that he started in. He is going to give up runs in this game with the way he has been pitching and the Rays lineup has also been heating up so they will get plenty of hits on him here. The Rays have not pitched well in their last few games but this will be a good bounce back for their pitching staff here. The Rays will win this game by 2 or more runs.

 

Athletics Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, April 14, 2022 (1:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 5 Athletics 1.

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Oakland Athletics: 4-15 (-7.8u) ML as an underdog of +150 or more. 76-67 (-5.1u) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 25-17 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Tampa Bay Rays: 156-95 (+38.7u) ML in all games. 102-66 (+21.2u) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 20-12 OVER as a favorite of -200 or more.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

"It's a tough loss. We grinded, get back in the game, we fight and end up at the wrong end. These guys fought throughout the game, and that's a good sign for us as a ballclub." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s loss against the Rays on Tuesday.

 

 

"I was just trying to be aggressive up there. I had a feeling they would walk him, so I was going in there prepared for that." - Manuel Margot on hitting the walk-off RBI in the 10th inning in their win against the A’s on Tuesday.

 

 

 

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 (7)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (2)

RBI:  Seth Brown (8)

Stolen Bases:  Stephen Piscotty (1)

Wins:  Daulton Jefferies (1)

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Daulton Jefferies (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.615)

Hits:  Wander Franco (11)

Home Runs:  Brandon Lowe (2)

RBI:  Ji-Man Choi (5)

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)