Athletics at Rays 9/14/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Tampa has to be wishing they were playing in a different division. They are a team that has been able to pick up quite a few wins, but are still almost 20 games back from the division winning Red Sox. The Athletics are close to the Astros are in striking distance, which could help them out quite a bit, but the Athletics are definitely facing a stiff contest here.

The Rays on the year have been able to go out and score 630 runs off of a .258 batting average. The Rays do have decent pitching staff with a team ERA that is sitting at the 3.65 mark on the year.

With the Athletics the team has a pitching staff that has an ERA that sits at 3.75 on the season so far. However, the Athletics are a team that has been able to score a total of 712 runs and are hitting at a clip of .251. Edwin Jackson is the pitcher who is going to the mound for the Athletics. On the year so far Jackson has been able to get a total of 77.1 innings thrown with 56 strikeouts. Jackson has been able to get a 5-3 record with a 3.26 ERA.

The Tampa Bay squad is going to send out Diego Castillo who has managed to throw a total of 47 innings in 6 starts, but has mainly worked out of the bullpen. Castillo has struck out 49 batters while posting a 3-2 record and has managed to get a 3.45 ERA.