Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics 5/9/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Rays will play Game 3 of their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at 4:07 PM (EDT). The Rays are coming to this match-up after dropping game 1 of the series to a score of 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay ranks 15th in the MLB offensively, scoring 4.29 runs on 7.5 hits per game, and is currently 4th at 17-18 in the American League East Division.

Joey Wendle has a .239 batting average to lead the Rays’ offense while Austin Meadows advances with 7 homers and 17 RBIs. For the Sunday game, Shane McClanahan will take over the starting pitcher role for Tampa. McClanahan is coming to this game on a 0-0 record. Over his two appearances so far, Shane posts 8.0 innings with 7 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 homer allowed, 2 BBs, 10 KS, and an ERA of 2.25 overall.

Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Oakland.
The total went OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 17 road games.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Predictions 5/9/2021

Over at Oakland camp, the Athletics improved to a 20-14 record following their 2-1 win during their Friday game. The Rays’ pitching staff has been good all year, allowing a total of 10 runs across the first 5 match-ups of the year against Tampa. Oakland is the 19th best in the league offensively, scoring 4.15 runs on 7 hits per game. The team has taken over 1st place in the American League West Division.

Seth Brown led the way for the Athletics with a single RBI in the 7th inning, followed by a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th. For Sunday night, Oakland will send Cole Irvin to the hill. Irvin is coming to this game on a 3-3 record. He posts a total of 34 hits with 12 earned runs, 3 homers allowed, 5 BBs, 34 KS, and an ERA of 3.09 in his 6 starts and 35.0 innings of work overall.

Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total went UNDER in 6 of Oakland’s last 7 games against Tampa Bay.
Oakland is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics. The MLB pick for this contest is the Oakland Athletics. Both squads are sending out decent pitchers to the mound but Oakland is undeniably one of the hottest teams in the league over the last few weeks and has consistently shown success against the Rays this year. The Oakland Athletics will win to a predicted score of 6-4.

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