Erasmo Ramirez (4-2, 5.10 ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays (31-28) go up against Jered Weaver (4-5, 4.60 ERA) and the Los Angeles Angels (29-29) in the second of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Angels won the last game 8-2 and Los Angeles leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 10 and will air on FSN-W and SunSports.
Ramirez is 1-2 with a 2.28 ERA, 18 strikeouts and three walks against the Angels in his career. David DeJesus (.313, 16 Rs, 5 HRs, 20 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 3 yesterday. In his career against the Rays, Weaver is 5-4 with a 3.71 ERA. He gets a struggling Tampa Bay offense that’s batting just .238. Mike Trout (.286, 44 Rs, 16 HRs, 33 RBIs, 8 SBs) has been hitting the ball well for the Angels, going 2 for 5 yesterday with two runs.
Tampa Bay is a small +105 underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs. When playing as the underdog, the Rays have a 17-15 record and overall money line at +289. Tampa Bay’s pitching staff can be considered for best in its league, with an AL-low 3.22 team ERA. The Rays don’t allow many hitters to get on base, ranking third in the league with a 1.19 WHIP. An area where the Rays are particularly strong at home is striking batters out, where they average an AL-best 9.3 K’s per home game.
Switching to the opposing bench, the Angels come into this game with a win percentage of .515 when playing as the favorite (17-16) and an overall money line of -424. Los Angeles has been playing better lately, averaging 5.0 runs per game, more than their season average of 4.0. Los Angeles’s pitching staff and defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, ranking fifth in the AL with only 4.0 runs allowed per game. They also average just 8.0 hits allowed per game, fourth-best in the AL.
This game will feature Weaver (RHP) on the mound against the Rays, who have a 20-19 record when they take on a right-handed starter. Taking the hill against the Angels will be the right-hander Ramirez. They sport a 20-24 record against righties.
Predictions: SU Winner – TB, O/U – Over
Notes
Tampa Bay has won 50% (10-10) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, Los Angeles has won 54% (14-12) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Rays are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Angels have an 11-18 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When they are outhit, the Angels are 6-20. The Rays have a 6-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 13th in home runs, Tampa Bay has hit 54 this season. Los Angeles ranks ninth with 61 home runs.
Tampa Bay and Los Angeles both rank in the top half of the league in hits. Tampa Bay sits at 13th with 7.95 hits per game and Los Angeles ranks 14th with 7.81.
Tampa Bay and Los Angeles both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Tampa Bay sits at 24th with an OPS of .683 and Los Angeles ranks 23rd with an OPS of .685.
The Angels are 12-25 when they allow at least one home run. The Rays perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 13-20 record.
