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The Tampa Bay Rays head to Sacramento to face the Athletics in a series this week. Tampa is a few games below the .500 mark while the Athletics have a steeper climb to make it to .500. The A's are consistently winning 60% of their more recent games as the Rays are barely winning 30%. Find all the latest odds, props and futures at BetUS, featuring one of the widest varieties of wagering options online today. Claim up to a 125% welcome bonus.
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics start a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
The Athletics have a 53-67 record overall and a 23-34 record at home. The Athletics have gone 24-9 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Tampa Bay has gone 25-32 in road games and 57-62 overall. The Rays have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .250.
The matchup Monday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Rooker has 28 doubles, three triples and 24 home runs for the Athletics. Shea Langeliers is 17 for 44 with four doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 6-4, .295 batting average, 3.47 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
Rays: 3-7, .203 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Monday's Game
The line on this game had moved from -120 to -107, a result of lopsided action on the Rays.
From ESPN:
Jeffrey Springs will face his old team for the second time, this time in Sacramento when the Athletics host the Tampa Bay Rays. After opening the season with a 6.04 ERA and 1.62 WHIP over his first six outings, the lefty posted a 3.30 ERA and 0.98 WHIP over his past 18 efforts, though 107 strikeouts in 132 innings are a bit light. Even so, Springs is in a good spot facing a Rays lineup with the eighth lowest wOBA and the ninth highest strikeout rate against southpaws.
Athletics career statistics vs. Ryan Pepiot are just .208 in 39 at bats with four RBIs.
Tampa Bay Rays career statistics vs. Jeffrey Springs are .333 but in just 18 appearances.
Springs allowed just one hit and one run with five strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter across six innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Wednesday. His prior start resulted in a win.
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- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
