Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/02/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Monday, May 2, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -150, Athletics +130; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -155, Athletics +135; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays -150, Athletics +130; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  12-10 (3rd place, AL East)

Oakland Athletics:  10-12 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 12-10 record overall and they are 3-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday. Josh Fleming was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Drew Rasmussen is on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 9 Ks on 2 hits in 6 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 10 runs in their last series averaging just over 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 19 runs against them averaging just over 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 10-12 record overall and they are 4-6 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rays on Monday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Monday. James Kaprielian was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday while Daulton Jefferies will be on the mound for them here on Monday. He is 1-3 with a 3.26 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits in 4 IP against the San Francisco Giants. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 19 runs against them averaging just over 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. The Rays were just smashed at home in 2 straight games, allowing 9 runs in each of those games. The Rays have not had a great start to their season and they will be looking to bounce back in this series after a bad one against the Twins. They are going up against an Athletics side that has been awful in their recent games as well but they are coming off of a series where they were swept. They have been playing very poorly after a decent start to their season but they were not projected to be a great team anyway. The Rays do have a very good team though and they need to snap out of it and start playing better in their games. This is a good opportunity for them to do that with Jeffries on the mound here and they should be able to get their hits against him. The best bet in this game is on the Rays to bounce back and win this game.

 

Rays Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, May 2, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Rays 3 Athletics 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 65-34 (+21 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 164-103 (+34.7 Units) ML in all games. 8-2 UNDER as a favorite of -125 to -175.

Oakland Athletics: 80-83 (-15.4 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 25-18 UNDER against AL East opponents. 12-5 UNDER at home when the total is 7 to 7.5.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  J. Choi (1B) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury. L. Patino (SP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. T. Glasnow (SP) out for season - Elbow injury.

Oakland Athletics:  R. Laureano (CF) Elig May 8 - Suspension. S. Vogt (C) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. D. Jackson (SS) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

“This team deserves better from me, and I believe I am better than what I’ve shown the last couple times. I think since my first outing against the Orioles, nothing has come easy. It’s been a grind.” - Josh Fleming after their loss against the Twins on Sunday.

 

 

"Our at-bats with runners in scoring position probably could be a little better, which we're continuing to grind on. You're going to go through these peaks and valleys in a season. Our pitching is giving us a chance to stay in these games." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Saturday.

 

 

 

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Manuel Margot (R) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Brett Phillips (L) CF

Rene Pinto (R) C

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Sheldon Neuse (R) 1B

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Seth Brown (L) CF

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Ji-Man Choi (.357)

Hits:  Wander Franco (26)

Home Runs:  Wander Franco (4)

RBI:  Wander Franco (13)

Stolen Bases:  Taylor Walls (4)

Wins:  Josh Fleming (2)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (3)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Sheldon Neuse (.328)

Hits:  Sheldon Neuse (22)

Home Runs:  Sean Murphy (4)

RBI:  Sean Murphy (14)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (3)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (3)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (4)

ERA:   Dany Jimenez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)