The Angels are riding a huge dose of Big Mo after taking the first two games of this three-game series, including on a no-hitter Tuesday night. Los Angeles shoots for the sweep of the Rays Wednesday night in Anaheim.
Dual-threat Shohei Ohtani hits the hill for the home team here against lefty Shane McClanahan for the visitors.
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MLB Betting Odds
Wednesday’s baseball betting lines opened the Angels and Ohtani at around -115 over Tampa and McClanahan, with an over/under of seven runs. Early betting action then bumped Los Angeles a dime to -125.
Rays-Angels MLB Betting Preview
Los Angeles took the opener of this series Monday night 11-3, then won Tuesday night’s game 12-0 on a no-hitter by rookie Reid Detmers. The Angels won as -120 favorites on the dime line Monday night, then at -105 Tuesday. With Tuesday’s victory Los Angeles is 6-1 over its last seven games. At 21-11 overall the Angels lead the AL West by one game over second-place Houston. Tampa Bay began its current road trip with six straight wins. Now, it’s lost three straight. At 18-13 overall the Rays trail the first-place Yankees by four games in the AL East. Last year Tampa Bay took the season series from Los Angeles six games to one.
Wednesday’s Pitching Match-Up
Ohtani is 2/5 on quality starts this season and he’s been great since a bad outing four starts ago. Last Thursday he tossed seven innings of six-hit, shutout ball, with zero walks and 11 strikeouts, in an 8-0 Los Angeles victory over Boston. And over his last three starts he’s allowed just two runs and 12 hits through 18 innings, with two walks against 27 whiffs. The Angels are 3-2 with Ohtani this season, 3-0 his last three times out. In his one start last year against Tampa Bay Ohtani threw five innings of one-hit, shutout baseball, although Los Angeles lost that game 3-1. McClanahan is 2/6 on quality starts this year. Last Thursday he held Seattle to two runs and three hits through 5 1/3 innings of a 4-3 Rays win. And over his last four starts he’s allowed nine runs – eight earned – and 17 hits through 23 1/3 innings, with four walks against 32 K’s. Tampa is 3-3 with McClanahan this season but should probably be a game better than that. Over two starts last year against the Angels McClanahan allowed three runs and six hits through 10 innings, with four walks and 12 strikeouts. The Rays won both those games.
Splits With the Sticks
Tampa Bay is batting .241 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .309 team OBP and a .390 team slugging percentage. The Rays have also scored a total of just four runs over their last three games. On top of that RH stick Manuel Margot (.337 this season) missed Tuesday’s game with a sore hammy and is listed as questionable for Wednesday night. Los Angeles is slashing .260/.335/.407 against left-handed pitching this year. The Angels have also scored 23 runs through the first two games of this series.
The Bullpens
The Tampa bullpen owns a 3.47 ERA this season, along with a 1.12 WHIP. The Los Angeles pen owns a 3.45 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP.
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MLB Betting Trends
- The Rays are 9-5 on the road this season and 12-11 against right-handed starters.
- The Angels are 11-6 at home this season and 7-2 against left-handed starters.
Totals Report
- The unders are 14-13 in Rays games this season.
- The unders are 15-12 in Angels games this season.
- The unders are 10-6 at Angels Stadium this season.
