The Tampa Bay Rays (62-61) will visit the Oakland Athletics (53-71), Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET, in the opener of a four-Game series.
The Rays are a favorite (-127) against the Athletics (+108). The starting pitchers are Taj Bradley (6-7) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Joseph Boyle (2-5) for the Oakland Athletics.
The Rays won their most recent Game against the Diamondbacks yesterday by an 8-7 score. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Edwin Uceta picked up the win on the strength of one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two.
The Athletics lost to the Giants 4-2 yesterday. Miguel Andujar went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Dany Jimenez took the loss, pitching one inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out three.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Monday’s Rays vs. Athletics contest, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rays (-127, bet $127 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+108, bet $100 to win $108)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rays vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, August 19, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- This season, the Rays have won 30 out of the 58 games, or 51.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Tampa Bay has entered 37 games this season favored by -127 or more and is 22-15 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.9% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of 123 opportunities.
- The Rays are 68-54-0 against the spread this season.
Taj Bradley (Rays probable starter)
- Bradley (6-7) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.49 ERA in 95 1/3 innings pitched, with 112 strikeouts.
- His last time out was on Monday against the Houston Astros, when the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- The 23-year-old has an ERA of 3.49, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .215 batting average against him.
- Bradley has registered seven quality starts this year.
- Bradley has put up 14 starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 17 outings this season.
- He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 25th in the league with 502 runs while batting .232 as a squad. It has a collective .394 slugging percentage (18th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 154 home runs (seventh in MLB).
Rays batting stats
- The Rays’ 113 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .372 this season.
- The Rays rank 25th in MLB with a .233 team batting average.
- Tampa Bay has scored 483 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Rays have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
- Tampa Bay ranks 23rd with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 108 games this year and have walked away with the win 41 times (38%) in those games.
- This season, Oakland has come away with a win 33 times in 97 chances when named as an underdog of at least +108 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 48.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Oakland and its opponents have gone over in 56 of its 124 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Athletics are 65-59-0 against the spread in their 124 games that had a posted line this season.
Joseph Boyle (Athletics probable starter)
- Boyle (2-5) gets the starting nod for the Athletics in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 7.39 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, with 35 strikeouts.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the New York Mets, when he went four innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.39, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opponents have a .264 batting average against him.
- Boyle does not have a quality start so far this season.
- Boyle has pitched five or more innings in a game four times this season heading into this matchup.
- He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will match up with a Rays offense that ranks 27th in the league with 955 total hits (on a .233 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .372 (26th in the league) with 113 total home runs (27th in MLB action).
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics are seventh in MLB action with 154 total home runs.
- So far this year, Oakland is 18th in baseball with a .394 slugging percentage.
- The Athletics have the fifth-worst batting average in the majors (.232).
- Averaging 4.0 runs per game (502 total), Oakland is the 25th-highest scoring team in baseball.
- The Athletics’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in baseball.
