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Rays vs Athletics Prediction - MLB Picks 6/15/23

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Jun 15, 2023 / 4533 Views

Evan Walker

Oakland Athletics (19-51) vs Tampa Bay Rays (49-22)

Game Info: Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 3:37 pm (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)

Paul Blackburn (0-0) (3.60) vs Taj Bradley (4-3) (4.19)

Betting Odds: Oakland Athletics +165 / Tampa Bay Rays -200 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Tampa Bay Rays will play the Oakland Athletics in Game 4 of their series on Thursday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.

Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 49-22 this season and they have lost three of their last five games. Tampa Bay won Game 3 in this series by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday night. The Tampa Bay pitching staff has a 3.55 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and a .224 opponent batting average this year. The Rays offense has scored 401 runs with a .264 batting average and a .338 on base percentage. Randy Arozarena is batting .286 with 12 home runs and 44 RBI’s for the Rays. The projected starting pitcher for Tampa Bay is Taj Bradley, who is 4-3 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 38.2 innings pitched this season.

Athletics Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 19-51 this season and they have won seven of their last eight Games. Oakland won Games 1 and 2 in this series by scores of 4-3 and 2-1. The Oakland pitching staff has a 6.24 ERA, a 1.59 WHIP, and a .273 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 254 runs with a .223 batting average and a .306 on base percentage this season. Ryan Noda is batting .250 with seven home runs and 25 RBI’s for the A’s. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Paul Blackburn, who is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 15.0 innings pitched this year.

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Trends

Tampa Bay is 10-4 in their last 14 Game four’s of a series and 38-18 in their last 56 Thursday Games. The over is 5-0 in Tampa Bay’s last 5 Game four’s of a series. Oakland is 4-17 in their last 21 Thursday Games and 0-5 in their last 5 Game four’s of a series. The over is 5-1 in Oakland’s last 6 Game four’s of a series. The under is 4-2-1 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings in Oakland.

Pick

The Athletics continue to play very well in recent Games and they have caused plenty of problems for the Rays in this series. Oakland is starting Paul Blackburn, who has allowed six earned runs in his last 15 innings of work. Tampa Bay is starting Taj Bradley, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last five starts. I like the over in this Game.

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