Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels 5/3/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 05/02/2021 at 8:52 PM ET

The Tampa Bay Rays open a four-game series on the road on Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. Tampa Bay dropped to 13-15 following a 3-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Saturday. The Rays have lost each of the first two games of their series with Houston that concludes on Sunday. Tampa Bay is third in the American League East four games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox and the Rays have lost five of the last seven.

Joey Wendle is batting .299 to lead Tampa Bay and the third baseman has a team-high 16 RBIs. Catcher Mike Zunino is the leader in home runs with five, while Randy Arozarena is the leader in hits with 27 and first baseman Yandy Diaz is the leader in on-base percentage at .375. On Monday, Tampa Bay will send Michael Wacha to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.86, 23 Ks and 8 BBs.

Los Angeles is 13-12 following a 10-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Jared Walsh hit a home run in two straight innings and Mike Trout homered for the 28th time in Seattle to help lead the Angels to the victory. Los Angeles is fourth in the American League West 1 ½ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics. The Angels have won two of the last three and four of the last six. 

Mike Trout is batting .429 to lead Los Angeles and the center fielder has team highs in hits with 33 and on-base percentage at .527. Shohei Ohtani is the leader in home runs with eight,  while first baseman Jared Walsh is the leader in RBIs with 21. On Monday, the Angels will send Ohtani to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 3.29, 23 Ks and 13 BBs.

Tampa Bay has struggled since the start of the season and are third in the American League East. The Rays have lost two straight and four of the last six. Los Angeles has the best team batting average in baseball a .265 and the highest slugging percentage at .439. The Angels have scored 125 runs and are averaging 5.00 runs per game. The Angels have won seven of the last 10 after scoring five runs or more the previous game. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Angels win 6-3.

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