Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/03/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA 

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Tuesday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Drew Rasmussen is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Tuesday. 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Tuesday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Daulton Jefferies is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA this season. His team won all 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 3 hits in 5 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 Athletics have not been playing very well in their recent games but they are going up against a Rays side that has not been any better recently and the A's have the advantage here as they are at home for this series and have already swept the Rays in a series this season. The pitching has not been good for the Rays this season and that is normally their strength. They will have a tough matchup here as Blackburn is starting and he has pitched great in all of his games this season. The Athletics will get a deep start from him here and that will help the A's win this game as the Rays have struggled with their pitching and could allow a lot of runs here. The best bet in this game is on the Athletics to win here at home.

 

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

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Tampa Bay Rays: 12-10 (-3.5 Units) ML in all games. 3-4 (-4.4 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 27-19 UNDER against AL West opponents.

Oakland Athletics: 50-44 (+4 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 55-32 (+16.7 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 25-18 UNDER against AL East opponents.

 

 

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.

 

 

"It didn't go his way today. I haven't had a chance to talk to Kap yet, but it just looked like he was really laboring. And he didn't really have a feel for being able to command the fastball in the zone." - Mark Kotsay on his team’s loss against the Guardians on Sunday.

 

 

 

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)