The Tampa Bay Rays (63-62) will visit the Oakland Athletics (54-72), in the third game of a four-game series, Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET.

The Rays are the road favorite (-134) versus the Athletics (+113). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Tampa Bay Rays looking to Ryan Pepiot (6-5), and Mitch Spence (7-8) taking the ball for the Oakland Athletics.

These squads play again following the Rays’ 1-0 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Shane Baz (7.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 K) picked up the win for the Rays. Jose Siri went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Joey Estes (7.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 5 K) took the loss on the mound for the Athletics.

Here is what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Rays vs. Athletics contest, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Rays (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+113, bet $100 to win $113)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
  • Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

  • The Rays have won 31, or 51.7%, of the 60 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 16-13, a 55.2% win rate, when favored by -134 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 57.3%.
  • So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of 125 games with a total.
  • The Rays are 68-56-0 ATS in their 124 games with a spread this season.

Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)

  • Pepiot (6-5) takes the mound for the Rays in his 19th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.69 ERA in 92 2/3 innings pitched, with 99 strikeouts.
  • The right-hander’s last time out was on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering no earned runs while giving up five hits.
  • In 18 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.69, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .202 against him.
  • Pepiot is looking to record his seventh quality start of the season.
  • Pepiot is aiming for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance on the mound.
  • He is looking to keep a streak of two games without surrendering an earned run alive.
  • The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .231 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 965 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 505 runs scored. It has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks seventh in home runs (155) in all of MLB.
  • Pepiot has thrown 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out seven against the Athletics this season.

Rays batting stats

  • The Rays’ 114 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
  • Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 27th in the majors with a .368 team slugging percentage.
  • The Rays rank 25th in MLB with a .231 team batting average.
  • Tampa Bay has scored the third-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 484 (3.9 per game).
  • The Rays have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).
  • Tampa Bay ranks 23rd with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have won in 42, or 38.2%, of the 110 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • Oakland has a win-loss record of 28-61 when favored by +113 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 46.9% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 56 of its 126 opportunities.
  • The Athletics have posted a record of 67-59-0 against the spread this season.

Mitch Spence (Athletics probable starter)

  • Spence (7-8 with a 4.64 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his 17th of the season.
  • In his last time out on Thursday against the New York Mets, the right-hander threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering four hits.
  • The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.64, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 27 games this season. Opponents are batting .265 against him.
  • Spence has collected three quality starts this season.
  • Spence has pitched five or more innings in a game 12 times this year entering this outing.
  • He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • He meets a Rays offense that ranks 28th in the league with 484 total runs scored while batting .231 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .368 slugging percentage (27th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 114 home runs (27th in the league).
  • Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Spence has pitched 5 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out four.

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics rank seventh in baseball with 155 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
  • So far this year, Oakland is 18th in the majors with a .392 slugging percentage.
  • The Athletics rank 25th in the majors with a .231 batting average.
  • Averaging four runs per game (505 total), Oakland is the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB.
  • The Athletics are 24th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .304.

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