Rays look to keep home win streak going, host the Athletics
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Oakland Athletics (2-6) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-0)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: James Kaprielian (0-0); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Rays -296, Athletics +241; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Oakland Athletics aiming to continue a five-game home winning streak.
Tampa Bay had an 86-76 record overall and a 51-30 record at home last season. The Rays averaged 8.0 hits per game in the 2022 season with 2.8 extra base hits per game.
Oakland had a 60-102 record overall and a 31-50 record in road games last season. The Athletics pitching staff had a 4.53 ERA collectively last season while averaging 7.6 strikeouts and 3.2 walks per nine innings.
INJURIES: Rays: Jose Siri: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler Glasnow: 15-Day IL (oblique), Shane Baz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Athletics: Freddy Tarnok: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (finger), Manny Pina: 10-Day IL (wrist), Drew Rucinski: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Kirby Snead: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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