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The Los Angeles Angels (68-82) will be trying to snap their two-game road losing streak when they face the Tampa Bay Rays (92-59) in the first game of their three-game series on Tuesday night.
Patrick Sandoval, 7-13, 4.48 ERA, will get the start for the Angels. The Rays will counter with Taj Bradley, 5-7, 5.56 ERA.
Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Los Angeles.
Angels Trying To Snap Five-Game Losing Streak
The Angels aren’t playing well at the moment and they’ve lost five straight games. They will try to snap their losing streak with a win over the Rays, which will give them their fourth win in their last nine games.
Los Angeles is averaging 4.60 runs per game. Their .246 batting average is 18th in the league. Their .318 on base percentage is also 18th, while their .428 slugging percentage is eighth.
Shohei Ohtani has been the most consistent batter for the Angels and the front-runner for the AL MVP award. He leads the team with a .304 batting average, 44 home runs, and 95 RBI. He was trying to return from an oblique injury that forced him to miss 11 games, but the team announced he was shut down for the season on Saturday.
Los Angeles’ pitching hasn’t been good, with the team giving up 5.16 runs per game. Opponents have a .253 batting average against the Angels, which is 23rd in the league Their 4.70 ERA is also 23rd, while their 1.42 WHIP is 25th.
In his last start, Sandoval gave up 10 hits and eight runs in five innings, leading to an 8-0 loss to Seattle. They will need a significantly better performance from him if they want to win this game.
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Rays Eyeing AL East Title
The Rays were unable to gain ground over the Baltimore Orioles this past weekend after splitting their four-game series, but they managed to clinch a playoff spot They are still two games behind the Orioles in the AL East standings and will try to reduce the distance with a win over the Angels, which will give them their fourth win in their last six games and the series lead.
Tampa Bay is averaging 5.26 runs per game. Their .257 batting average is seventh in the league. Their .329 on base percentage is also seventh, while their .444 slugging percentage is fourth.
Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with a .319 batting average, while Isaac Paredes leads the team with 29 home runs and 89 RBI.
Tampa Bay’s pitching has been good, with the team giving up 3.97 runs per game. Opponents have a .229 batting average against the Rays, which is second in the league. Their 3.77 ERA is third, while their 1.16 WHIP leads the league.
In his last start, Bradley gave up four hits and four runs in 4.2 innings, leading to a 5-4 win over Minnesota. They will need a better effort from him if they want to get the win.
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Full-Game Side Bet
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The Rays have won three of their last five games and five of their last six home games. They have been on a roll offensively, scoring 20 runs in their last three games while winning each game by at least two runs. Expect them to score a lot of runs in this game because they have done a great job batting against left-handers and Sandoval hasn’t looked good on the mound in recent starts, giving up 20 runs in his last three starts. He gave up 14 runs in his last three road starts, and with Los Angeles having the seventh-worst bullpen in the league, they will have a hard time slowing down the Rays in this game. The Angels have lost five straight games and five of their last six road games. They aren’t playing well offensively and scored only nine runs in their last three games. Even though Bradley has struggled on the mound in recent starts, giving up 10 runs in his last three starts, Tampa Bay’s bullpen didn’t give up a run in those starts and their offense scored enough runs to secure the win. With Los Angeles’ batters not hitting the ball well against right-handers, don’t expect them to score enough runs to keep up with the Rays. Go with Tampa Bay to cover the run line.
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The Angels are averaging 4.60 runs per game and 4.68 runs per game on the road. They averaged 5.67 runs per game in their last three games against the Rays. With Tampa Bay giving up 6.87 runs per game in home games started by Bradley, the Angels will go over their average in this game. The Rays are averaging 5.26 runs per game and 5.21 runs per game at home. They averaged 11 runs per game in their last three games against the Angels. With Los Angeles giving up 5.15 runs per game on the road, the Rays will score enough runs to push the score over the total. The Angels and Rays played over the total in their last three meetings.