Rays vs Athletics Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into the thrill of the diamond tonight as the Tampa Bay Rays, flaunting a respectable 63-61 record, zip over to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to clash with the underdog Oakland Athletics, who are trying to shake off a 54-72 season slump. The stakes are high with the first pitch at a prime time 09:40 PM EST. The Rays are looking to close the gap in the American League standings, while the A’s are hungry for redemption after yesterday’s narrow miss. With the betting lines buzzing and an over/under that promises a tight contest, the partly cloudy skies over Oakland are the only thing cool about this matchup. As the Rays aim to shine brighter and the A’s swing for a comeback, tonight’s game is set to be a classic showdown where only one can ‘Athletically’ outplay the other!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 21, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 61% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-134	+112	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-133	+111	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+1	-1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

155W-140L

57.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

129W-177L

42.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/28/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-4.5
05/28/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-4.5
05/29/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-0.5
05/29/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-0.5
05/30/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+3.5
05/30/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+3.5
08/19/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-4.5
08/19/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-4.5
08/20/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Under	-6.5
08/20/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-6.5
04/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+6.5
04/07/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+6.5
04/08/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Over	+3.5
04/08/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	11	Over	+3.5
04/09/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Over	+3.5
04/09/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	11	Over	+3.5
06/12/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-0.5
06/12/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Under	-0.5
06/13/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Under	-4.5
06/13/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-4.5
06/14/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+1.5
06/14/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+1.5
06/15/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-0.5
06/15/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-0.5

Rays Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Ryan Pepiot

ERA 3.946 | IP 86.7 | 5.0W-5.0L | KO 95.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-16-24	vsARI	4-5W	5.3	5	2	5	Over
07-09-24	vsNYY	3-5W	5.7	4	1	7	Over
07-03-24	@KC	2-4L	4.0	4	2	0	Under
06-26-24	vsSEA	5-2L	5.3	1	1	8	Under
06-21-24	@PIT	10-3W	3.3	3	2	3	Over
06-15-24	@ATL	2-9L	4.7	6	5	4	Over
06-10-24	vsBAL	5-2L	6.0	9	4	9	Under
06-04-24	@MIA	9-5W	6.0	6	3	8	Over
05-29-24	vsOAK	3-4W	5.7	3	2	7	Under
05-22-24	vsBOS	8-5L	4.0	2	3	3	Over

Mitch Spence

ERA 4.638 | IP 108.7 | 7.0W-8.0L | KO 87.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-15-24	@NYM	7-6W	2.7	4	5	1	Over
08-09-24	@TOR	1-3L	5.7	8	2	2	Under
08-03-24	vsLAD	10-0L	5.7	5	2	6	Over
07-27-24	@LAA	3-1W	6.0	3	1	3	Under
07-20-24	vsLAA	2-8W	5.3	5	2	3	Over
07-13-24	@PHI	5-11L	3.7	5	6	6	Over
07-07-24	vsBAL	6-3L	6.0	7	5	5	Over
07-02-24	vsLAA	5-7W	5.3	6	1	5	Over
06-25-24	@LAA	5-7L	5.3	8	6	6	Over
06-20-24	vsKC	3-2L	6.0	6	2	7	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/22	vs OAK	1-0W	3	1	Under
08/21	vs OAK	0-3L	2	0	Under
08/20	@ ARI	8-7W	11	1	Over
08/19	@ ARI	6-1W	13	1	Under
08/18	@ ARI	5-4W	10	1	Over
08/16	@ HOU	1-2L	2	0	Under
08/15	@ HOU	2-3L	5	0	Under
08/14	@ HOU	1-6L	4	0	Under
08/13	@ BAL	2-1W	6	0	Under
08/12	@ BAL	5-7L	7	1	Over
08/11	@ BAL	1-4L	5	1	Under
08/10	vs STL	6-4W	12	1	Over
08/09	vs STL	2-5L	8	0	Under
08/08	vs STL	3-4L	6	1	Under
08/06	vs HOU	1-0W	6	0	Under

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/22	@ TB	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/21	@ TB	3-0W	6	1	Under
08/20	@ SF	2-4L	8	0	Under
08/19	@ SF	2-0W	6	0	Under
08/17	vs NYM	7-6W	12	1	Over
08/16	vs NYM	1-9L	6	0	Over
08/15	vs NYM	9-4W	11	1	Over
08/13	vs TOR	8-4W	12	2	Over
08/12	vs TOR	1-0W	8	1	Under
08/11	vs TOR	1-3L	6	1	Under
08/09	@ CWS	3-2W	6	0	Under
08/08	@ CWS	1-4L	6	1	Under
08/07	@ CWS	5-1W	4	1	Under
08/06	@ LAD	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/05	@ LAD	0-10L	6	0	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.2	10.5	0.277	0.402	0.367	0.769	0.315	0.022
#2 Brandon Lowe	8.0	10.7	0.248	0.492	0.378	0.870	0.350	0.057
#3 Christopher Morel	8.7	11.6	0.187	0.339	0.341	0.680	0.279	0.043
#4 Josh Lowe	8.3	10.7	0.241	0.411	0.326	0.737	0.303	0.031
#5 Junior Caminero	8.0	9.7	0.240	0.240	0.440	0.680	0.276	0.000
#6 Dylan Carlson	6.5	8.6	0.217	0.307	0.337	0.645	0.268	0.018
#7 Jonny DeLuca	5.3	6.8	0.177	0.284	0.272	0.556	0.234	0.013
#8 Taylor Walls	5.6	7.2	0.176	0.239	0.352	0.592	0.245	0.000
#9 Alex Jackson	4.1	5.6	0.127	0.246	0.222	0.468	0.201	0.024

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Lawrence Butler	6.4	8.4	0.228	0.408	0.324	0.732	0.300	0.037
#2 Brent Rooker	7.2	9.6	0.283	0.546	0.404	0.950	0.380	0.068
#3 JJ Bleday	7.2	9.4	0.238	0.431	0.358	0.789	0.320	0.036
#4 Miguel Andujar	6.1	7.7	0.288	0.388	0.345	0.733	0.304	0.014
#5 Shea Langeliers	6.3	8.4	0.230	0.462	0.328	0.790	0.323	0.060
#6 Seth Brown	5.9	7.6	0.215	0.344	0.297	0.641	0.267	0.031
#7 Zack Gelof	4.8	6.3	0.199	0.359	0.296	0.655	0.271	0.039
#8 Darell Hernaiz	4.1	5.3	0.190	0.220	0.290	0.510	0.217	0.010
#9 Max Schuemann	3.8	5.0	0.229	0.321	0.379	0.700	0.286	0.020

Rays Notable Injuries

Zack Littell OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 5.5
Richie Palacios OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.332 Last game: 08/02/24. Impact: 3.0
Ben Rortvedt OUT (C): Avg: 0.249 SLG:0.338 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 0.8
Pete Fairbanks OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 1.0

Athletics Notable Injuries

Austin Adams OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 1.4
Scott Alexander OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.0