Tampa Bay Rays (71-46, first in the AL East) vs. Athletics (47-71, fourth in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.37 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.64 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -157, Athletics +134; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Athletics after Chandler Simpson had four hits on Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Mariners.
The Athletics are 47-71 overall and 21-36 at home. Athletics hitters are batting a collective .243, which ranks seventh in the AL.
Tampa Bay is 71-46 overall and 30-28 in road games. The Rays have gone 51-17 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Simpson has a .304 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 12 doubles and six triples. Jonathan Aranda is 13 for 44 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 2-8, .221 batting average, 6.80 ERA, outscored by 36 runs
Rays: 8-2, .259 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner: 15-Day IL (knee), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (hip), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (knee), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60-Day IL (hip), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Rays: Griffin Jax: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (back), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
