Angels vs Rays Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Apr 16th 2024

Get ready to dial in to Tropicana Field tonight as the Los Angeles Angels square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in a showdown that’s teeming with playoff implications! Both squads are neck-and-neck in the American League standings, with the Angels just a whisper away from the top spot and the Rays hot on their heels. With the first pitch at 06:50 PM EST, the air’s buzzing, not just from the overcast skies and brisk winds sweeping through the stadium, but from the electric energy of a rematch, following the Angels’ recent triumph over the Rays. Betting lines are tilting the scales with the Rays favored to reclaim their glory, but with an over/under of 8, who knows where this high-stakes duel will take us? So, as the Angels aim to halo their way to victory, and the Rays look to strike back with vengeance, tonight’s game is set to be nothing less than celestial warfare!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 16, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Overcast with winds from the NW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 42.8° with 87% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAA ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+128	-153	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+123	-147	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-5	+6	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

108W-141L

44.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

160W-93L

55.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/19/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+5.0
08/19/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	7	Over	+5.0
04/08/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Push	-0.0
04/08/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	7	Push	-0.0
04/09/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+2.0
04/09/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Over	+2.0
04/10/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-2.0
04/10/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-2.0
04/15/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	7	Over	+2.0
04/15/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Over	+2.0
08/18/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+7.0
08/18/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	6	Over	+7.0
08/19/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	18	Over	+14.0
08/19/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Over	+14.0
09/19/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Push	-0.0
09/19/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Push	-0.0
09/20/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	8	Over	+3.0
09/20/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Over	+3.0
09/21/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Over	+1.0
09/21/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+1.0

Angels Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

José Soriano

ERA 3.643 | IP 42.0 | 1.0W-3.0L | KO 56.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-10-24	vsTB	4-2L	4.0	6	4	6	Under
04-05-24	vsBOS	8-6L	3.0	3	3	1	Over
03-31-24	@BAL	4-1W	3.0	1	0	2	Under
09-30-23	vsOAK	7-3L	1.0	1	1	2	Over
09-23-23	@MIN	1-0W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
09-21-23	@TB	4-5L	1.0	1	0	1	Over
09-19-23	@TB	2-6L	1.0	1	0	2	Push
09-16-23	vsDET	5-4L	1.0	1	1	2	Over
09-13-23	@SEA	2-3L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
09-11-23	@SEA	8-5W	1.0	1	0	1	Over

Aaron Civale

ERA 3.458 | IP 122.3 | 7.0W-5.0L | KO 116.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-09-24	@LAA	6-4W	5.0	4	3	4	Over
04-03-24	vsTEX	4-1L	6.0	4	1	8	Under
03-29-24	vsTOR	2-8W	6.0	4	1	6	Over
09-29-23	@TOR	4-11L	1.7	2	1	3	Over
09-20-23	vsLAA	8-3L	3.0	7	6	7	Over
09-14-23	@BAL	4-3W	5.0	4	3	8	Under
09-09-23	vsSEA	5-7W	5.0	4	4	3	Over
09-04-23	vsBOS	7-3L	5.3	2	3	12	Over
08-29-23	@MIA	11-2W	5.0	7	2	5	Over
08-23-23	vsCOL	5-6W	5.0	4	3	9	Over

Angels Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/17	vs TB	7-3W	13	2	Over
04/16	vs BOS	4-5L	9	1	Over
04/15	vs BOS	2-7L	8	1	Over
04/14	vs BOS	7-0W	12	1	Under
04/12	@ TB	2-2L	9	1	Under
04/11	@ TB	4-6L	7	1	Over
04/10	@ TB	7-1W	14	1	Push
04/09	@ BOS	2-12L	8	1	Over
04/08	@ BOS	2-1W	6	0	Under
04/07	@ BOS	6-8L	6	1	Over
04/05	vs MIA	10-2W	12	1	Over
04/04	vs MIA	3-1W	7	1	Under
04/03	vs MIA	7-4W	7	3	Over
04/02	vs BAL	4-1W	6	1	Under
04/01	vs BAL	4-13L	10	1	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/17	@ LAA	3-7L	6	1	Over
04/16	@ SF	9-4W	10	4	Over
04/15	@ SF	2-11L	8	0	Over
04/14	@ SF	2-1W	6	0	Under
04/12	vs LAA	2-2L	7	1	Under
04/11	vs LAA	6-4W	12	1	Over
04/10	vs LAA	1-7L	8	0	Push
04/09	vs COL	3-2W	8	0	Under
04/08	vs COL	8-6W	9	1	Over
04/07	vs COL	7-10L	13	0	Over
04/05	@ TEX	1-4L	8	0	Under
04/04	@ TEX	5-2W	7	1	Under
04/03	@ TEX	3-9L	5	2	Over
04/02	@ TOR	2-9L	3	2	Over
04/01	@ TOR	5-1W	11	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Angels	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Anthony Rendon	6.3	8.5	0.236	0.318	44.6%	76.4%	1.4%
#2 Mike Trout	9.6	12.8	0.263	0.49	43.2%	92.2%	5.8%
#3 Nolan Schanuel	6.3	8.2	0.275	0.33	48.6%	81.7%	0.9%
#4 Taylor Ward	7.8	10.3	0.253	0.421	38.5%	80.6%	3.9%
#5 Aaron Hicks	6.4	8.5	0.253	0.374	40.8%	78.1%	2.6%
#6 Brandon Drury	7.0	9.2	0.264	0.499	33.2%	83.1%	5.4%
#7 Mickey Moniak	6.1	7.9	0.277	0.492	31.5%	80.7%	4.5%
#8 Logan O’Hoppe	6.5	8.6	0.236	0.5	32.4%	82.4%	7.7%
#9 Zach Neto	5.6	7.4	0.225	0.377	34.9%	72.7%	3.1%

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#2 Randy Arozarena	9.5	12.7	0.253	0.424	43.0%	85.4%	4.2%
#3 Richie Palacios	8.1	10.6	0.258	0.516	33.3%	84.9%	6.5%
#4 Isaac Paredes	8.6	11.6	0.248	0.482	40.8%	88.9%	6.1%
#5 Harold Ramirez	6.6	8.5	0.315	0.463	38.5%	84.8%	3.0%
#6 Curtis Mead	6.5	8.3	0.253	0.349	36.1%	71.1%	1.2%
#7 José Caballero	7.0	9.2	0.221	0.32	41.6%	73.6%	1.7%
#8 Jose Siri	7.1	9.5	0.225	0.5	29.0%	79.0%	7.5%
#9 Ben Rortvedt	5.2	7.1	0.118	0.221	27.9%	50.0%	2.9%