Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/11/2022

Game Time: 6:40 pm ET, Monday, April 11, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds: Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +180, Rays -220; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  0-2 (4th place, AL West)

Tampa Bay Rays:  2-0 (3rd place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  0-2 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  2-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 1-2 record overall and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 and they are starting a 4-game series with the Rays in this game on Monday night. Daulton Jefferies was the starting pitcher for them on Sunday so Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Monday. Last season, he was 1-4 with a 5.87 ERA. His team has lost 2 of their last 3 games with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 3 being HRs, and 1 BB with 2 Ks on 7 hits through 2 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging just under 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 3-0 record overall and they are 3-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak and have not lost a game yet this season. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 and they are starting a 4-game series with the Athletics in this game on Monday night. Corey Kluber was the starter for them on Sunday so Luis Patino will be throwing the first pitch for them here on Monday. Last season, he was 5-3 with a 4.31 ERA. His team has won their last 4 games straight and 6 of their last 8 with him as the starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 3 strikeouts on 0 hit through 2 innings played against the New York Yankees. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging just over 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds and for good reason. They swept the Orioles in their opening series and they were winning their games by a lot of runs. They only allowing 4 runs in those 3 games but they scored well into the double digits and are even coming off of an 8-0 win on Sunday. They are going up against an Athletics team that is not going to be that great this season. The Athletics were shedding a lot of their roster in the offseason simply because they do not want to spend the money. The A's had the highest payroll in the MLB in 1992 at around 33 million and right now they have the lowest payroll in the MLB at that same 33 million. They let a lot of their quality players go because of that and they are going to pay the price. The Rays were playing very well in their opening series and they are going to keep that up in this series as well. The Rays will win this game on the runline.

 

Athletics Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Monday, April 11, 2022 (6:40 pm ET start time) is Rays 7 Athletics 1.

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Oakland Athletics: 2-14 (-10.8u) ML as an underdog of +150 or more. 25-27 (-5.2u) ML on the road when the total is 7 to 8.5. 23-16 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Tampa Bay Rays: 104-52 (+20.2u) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 100-65 (+21.4u) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 24-15 UNDER against AL West opponents.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. D. Guerra (RP) out for season - Forearm injury. B. Honeywell Jr. (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. McKay (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. P. Fairbanks (RP) Mid July - Back injury. S. Baz (SP) Mid May - Elbow injury.

 

 

 

"The energy here yesterday was electric. The guys felt that. It's not easy to go on a 10-day road trip out of the chute. We're playing essentially three playoff teams at the same point." - Mark Kotsay on the crowd after his team’s loss against the Phillies on Saturday afternoon.

 

 

"I've learned to be ready at any time." - Francisco Mejia after their win against the Orioles on Saturday afternoon. 

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

Billy McKinney (L) LF

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Austin Allen (L) C

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Brandon Lowe (L) 2B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Mike Zunino (R) C

Manuel Margot (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Chad Pinder (.250)

Hits:  Chad Pinder (2)

Home Runs:  Chad Pinder (1)

RBI:  Seth Brown (3)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  N/A

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Cole Irvin (6.75)

 

Batting Average:  Wander Franco (.429)

Hits:  Wander Franco (3)

Home Runs:  Francisco Mejia (1)

RBI:  Francisco Mejia (4)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Josh Fleming (1)

Saves:  N/A

ERA:  Josh Fleming (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)