The match between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels will take place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday, August 22 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels will take place at Tropicana Field for Game 1 of their series in another round of MLB action. The Rays have an overall season record of 65-55 and come into this game on the back of a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. They sit in second place on the AL East table with a win percentage of .542. Tampa is in good form of late as they won their last two games.
The Rays’ offence has scored 492 runs this season at an average of .238 and an on base percentage of .307. Harold Ramirez has hit five home runs at an average of .331 and has driven in 36 RBI’s so far this season. In the last game, Ramirez had three hits and drove in two runs and had an overall good game. After the game, he said, “I feel great. I just keep doing what I’m doing, just focus on every at-bat to try and help the team win.”
On the other hand, the Angels stand at 52-69 for the season and come into this game on the back of a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Detroit Tigers. They sit in fourth place on the AL West standings with a win percentage of .430. Los Angeles has been in bad form of late as they only won once in the last five games.
The Angels’ offence has scored 459 runs this season at an average of .227 and an on base percentage of .295. Shohei Ohtani had a bad game against the Tigers as he was suffering from a stomach virus. He gave away three runs and five hits and only got two strikeouts. A dejected Ohtani said after the game, “I didn’t feel well all day, but I wasn’t going to miss a game because I didn’t feel well. My results weren’t good, but I think I just didn’t make the right pitches.”
| Rays | Angels |
| Brandon Lowe | David Fletcher |
| Manuel Margot | Mike Trout |
| Randy Arozarena | Shohei Ohtani |
| Harold Ramirez | Kurt Suzuki |
| David Peralta | Luis Rengifo |
| Isaac Paredes | Taylor Ward |
| Yu Chang | Jo Adell |
| Christian Bethancourt | Jared Walsh |
| Jose Siri | Max Stassi |
Rays: Colby White, Mike Zunino, Andrew Kittredge, Tyler Glasnow, Shane Baz, Kevin Kiermaier, Josh Fleming, Roman Quinn, Matt Wisler, Wander Franco, Brendan McKay, Yonny Chirinos, Nick Anderson, J.P. Feyereisen, JT Chargois
Angels: Anthony Rendon, Matt Duffy, Chris Rodriguez, Michael Lorenzen, Archie Bradley, Griffin Canning, Jack Mayfield, Mickey Moniak
The match between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels will take place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Monday, August 22 at 7:10 PM ET.
The match between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels will be telecast live on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports Sun. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
When the odds are 1.45 the expected chance of winning is 69%, but this team actually wins 69% matches with these odds.
When the odds are 2.80 the expected chance of winning is 36%, but this team actually wins 35% matches with these odds.
