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The Tampa Bay Rays (6-6) hope to avoid an upset as -123 favorites when they take on Mike Trout (with homers in three straight contests) and the Los Angeles Angels (6-5). First pitch is at 4:07 PM ET Wednesday, live from Angel Stadium of Anaheim and airing on BSW.
Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell and Los Angeles’ Jose Soriano have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Rays have put together a 6-5 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 54.5% of those games).
Tampa Bay has a 6-5 record (winning 54.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won five of those games.
This season, Los Angeles has won three of its five games when it’s the underdog by at least +103 on the moneyline.
The Rays have played in 12 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times (7-5-0).
Games involving the Angels have gone over the total set by bookmakers in seven of 11 chances this season.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have the No. 14 offense in baseball scoring 4.3 runs per game (51 total runs).
Tampa Bay ranks 20th in MLB action with 10 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
The Rays rank 10th in MLB with a .253 batting average.
Tampa Bay’s 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 21st in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 11th in the majors.
Tampa Bay’s 5.26 team ERA ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 52 (4.7 per game).
Los Angeles’ 12 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
The Angels’ .232 batting average ranks 20th in the league this season.
Los Angeles ranks 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 Ks per contest.
The Angels average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 5.20 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Littell (1-0) gets the start for the Rays, his third of the season.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs with four and runs batted in with nine.
Jose Caballero is batting .353 to lead Tampa Bay this season.
Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in RBI with nine while batting .204.
Jose Siri has collected 10 hits this season and has an OBP of .404. He’s slugging .421 on the year.
Angels Key Players to Watch
The Angels will send Soriano to the mound for his first start this season.
Trout has launched a team-best six homers.
Taylor Ward has put up 11 runs batted in to lead his team.
Logan O’Hoppe paces the Angels with a team-high batting average of .353.
Luis Rengifo has two doubles and a walk while hitting .364.
Rays and Angels Injuries
Rays: Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Hip), Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hand), Taj Bradley: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Angels: Michael Stefanic: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Chase Silseth: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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