Sunday, May 24, 2015

Tropicana Field

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Probable Pitchers: Sonny Gray (4-2) vs. Erasmo Ramirez (2-1)

The Oakland Athletics head to Tropicana Field on Sunday to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. The probable starters are Sonny Gray for the Athletics and Erasmo Ramirez for the Rays. The opening line has Oakland at -131 and Tampa Bay at +121. The over/under for this matchup is 7. So far this season Oakland is 28-13 against the over/under while the Rays are 17-25.

The Athletics come into this game with a 14-30 record, including 9-16 on the road. Sonny Gray has a 4-2 record and an earned run average of 1.92. He's given up 44 hits in 61 innings pitched so far and Oakland is currently averaging 5 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .256, good for 12th in the league. They also rank 12th in the league in on base percentage at .317 with Stephen Vogt leading the way at .408.

The Rays overall record is 24-19 and they are 13-9 at home. Erasmo Ramirez is currently 2-1 with an ERA of 6.44. He's pitched 29.1 innings thus far and given up 26 hits. Tampa Bay has averaged 5.5 runs in his starts this year. The Rays are 6th in the league in team ERA at 3.30 and 1st in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 7.3. They come into this game batting .245 as a team with an OBP of .313, good for 17th in the league.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 28-13 against the over/under

The Oakland Athletics are 18-26 against the run line

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 17-25 against the over/under

The Tampa Bay Rays are 26-17 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

05/22/15 SS Marcus Semien Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Tampa Bay Rays
05/21/15 CF Coco Crisp Neck out indefinitely
05/20/15 P Drew Pomeranz Shoulder 15-day DL (5/18)
05/17/15 1B Ike Davis Quad 15-day DL (5/14)
05/04/15 P Eric O'Flaherty Shoulder 15-day DL (5/1)
04/25/15 2B Ben Zobrist Knee 15-day DL (4/25)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Tampa Bay Rays

05/10/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder 60-day DL (5/6), out for season
05/09/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm 60-day DL (3/27), out for season
05/03/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee 15-day DL (4/26)
04/29/15 P Kirby Yates Undisclosed 15-day DL (4/29)
04/23/15 2B Ryan Brett Shoulder 15-day DL (4/22)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 60-day DL (4/22), out for season
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist 60-day DL (4/7)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)

Josh's Pick: Take the Athletics

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