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The Tampa Bay Rays (27-29) are -160 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Oakland Athletics (23-34) Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Athletics are listed with +136 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Shawn Armstrong takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Hogan Harris is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
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The Rays have won 47.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (17-19).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -160 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a 3-7 record (winning only 30% of its games).
This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 47 times and won 16, or 34%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 9-21 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +136 on the moneyline.
The Rays have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 28 times this season for a 28-27-1 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 25 of 56 chances this season.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 25th in runs scored with 218, 3.9 per game.
Tampa Bay has hit 43 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
The Rays have the 21st-ranked batting average in the league (.234).
Tampa Bay’s 8.9 strikeouts per game rank 24th in baseball.
The Rays pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.26).
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 27th with just 212 total runs (3.7 per game) this season.
Oakland ranks fourth in Major League Baseball with 69 home runs.
The Athletics rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .221.
Oakland ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
The Athletics strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
Oakland has the 24th-ranked ERA (4.29) in the majors this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Armstrong (1-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 25 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his fifth of the season.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.296), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30) this season.
Yandy Diaz has collected 53 hits this season and has an OBP of .314. He’s slugging .347 on the year.
Amed Rosario is slashing .280/.293/.396 this season for the Rays.
Jose Caballero is batting .259 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .361 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send out Harris for his first start of the season.
JJ Bleday is batting .242 with 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
Brent Rooker has shown his power as he paces his team with 11 home runs and 34 RBI.
Abraham Toro has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282.
Shea Langeliers’ 11 home runs pace his team.
Rays and Athletics Injuries
Rays: Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Side), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Zach Eflin: 15 Day IL (Back), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Alex Wood: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Foot), Ross Stripling: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joseph Boyle: 15 Day IL (Back), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Hip), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Darell Hernaiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Austin Adams: day-to-day (Neck)
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