At Tropicana Field on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Rays (27-29) face the Oakland Athletics (23-34), with first pitch at 1:10 PM ET.

The Rays are a home favorite (-143) against the Athletics (+121). The starting pitchers are Shawn Armstrong (1-1) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Ross Stripling (1-9) for the Oakland Athletics.

Yesterday, the Rays claimed a 4-3 win over the Athletics, with Peter Anderson Fairbanks (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K) earning the win for the Rays. Brandon Lowe finished 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and an RBI to lead the offense. Michael Kelly (0.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Athletics.

Get ready for the Rays vs. Athletics with everything you need to know before Thursday’s game, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Rays (-143, bet $143 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+121, bet $100 to win $121)
  • Over/under: 8

Rays vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Thursday, May 30, 2024
  • Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Tropicana Field
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

  • The Rays have entered the game as favorites 35 times this season and won 16, or 45.7%, of those games.
  • Tampa Bay is 8-9 this season when entering a game favored by -143 or more on the moneyline.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 58.8% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 28 of its 56 games with a total this season.
  • In 55 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 26-29-0 ATS.

Shawn Armstrong (Rays probable starter)

  • Armstrong (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.91 ERA in 25 1/3 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts.
  • His most recent appearance came out of the bullpen on Sunday when the right-hander tossed one inning against the Kansas City Royals, surrendering one earned run while allowing just one hit.
  • The 33-year-old has put up a 3.91 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .229 to his opponents.
  • He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 27th in the league with 212 runs while batting .221 as a squad. It has a collective .381 slugging percentage (17th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 69 home runs (fourth in MLB).

Rays batting stats

  • The Rays rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 43 home runs as a team.
  • Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .353 this season.
  • The Rays have a team batting average of .234 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
  • Tampa Bay ranks 25th in the majors with 218 total runs scored this season.
  • The Rays have an OBP of .307 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
  • Tampa Bay ranks 24th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.9 whiffs per contest.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have been victorious in 16, or 33.3%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Oakland has a mark of 11-24 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +121 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 26 of 57 chances this season.
  • The Athletics are 28-29-0 against the spread in their 57 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Ross Stripling (Athletics probable starter)

  • The Athletics will send Stripling (1-9) to the mound to make his 12th start of the season. He is 1-9 with a 5.82 ERA and 35 strikeouts through 55 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Houston Astros, the righty threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
  • Over 11 games this season, the 34-year-old has a 5.82 ERA and 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .325 to opposing batters.
  • Stripling has two quality starts this season.
  • Stripling has put up nine starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
  • In one of his 11 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
  • He will take the hill against a Rays offense that ranks 19th in the league with 436 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .353 (28th in the league) with 43 total home runs (29th in MLB play).

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics are fourth in MLB play with 69 total home runs.
  • This season, Oakland ranks 17th in baseball with a .381 slugging percentage.
  • The Athletics rank 28th in the majors with a .221 batting average.
  • Oakland scores the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (212 total, 3.7 per game).
  • The Athletics’ .294 on-base percentage is the third-worst in MLB.
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