The Oakland Athletics have won six straight games with the latest coming against the best team in Major League Baseball. That's a factual sentence that you just read. Unbelievable.
Two wins against the Pirates, a series sweep of the Brewers, and now a 4-3 win in the series opener against the Rays and here we are.
Can they possibly keep it going in Game 2 against the Rays tonight? Let's dive into it.
Rays vs. Athletics odds, run line, and total
Rays vs. Athletics prediction and pick
I don't want to be the loser that bets against the Athletics during their hot streak, so I'm going to take a look at the total instead so I'm going to take the OVER.
It's a battle of lefties between Hogan Harris (6.46 ERA) of the Athletics and Jalen Beeks (6.12 ERA) who will serve as the opener for the Rays.
Tampa Bay has been much better against lefties this season with their OPS increasing from .789 against right-handed pitchers to .899 against left-handed pitchers.
The Athletics have also hit better against Oakland. They're 29th in OPS against righties and 24th in OPS against lefties at .699.
This is also a game between two bullpens that have struggled all season. The A's have the worst bullpen ERA in the Majors at 5.93 and the Rays are sitting at 4.15.
Let's sit back and root for the OVER.
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