Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Angels 5/9/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series on the road against the Los Angeles Angels. Tampa Bay improved to 18-10 following its 8-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Brandon Lowe hit a pair of solo home runs for the Rays while Manuel Margot belted his first career Grand Slam. Tampa Bay has won six straight and is second in the American League East 1 ½ games behind first place New York.

Manuel Margot is batting .312 to lead Tampa Bay and the right fielder has a team high 19 RBIs. Second baseman Brandon Lowe is the leader in home runs with five, while shortstop Wander Franco is the leader in hits with 34 and first baseman Yandy Diaz is the leader in on-base percentage at .420. On Monday, Tampa Bay will send Corey Kluber to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 2.36 ERA, 25 Ks and 6 BBs.

The Los Angeles Angels dropped to 18-11 following a 7-3 loss to the Washington Nationals on Saturday. The Angels gave up three home runs to the Nationals in the loss, which snapped a three-game winning streak for Los Angeles. The Angels remain in first place in the American League West, a half-game ahead of the second-place Houston Astros.

Taylor Ward is batting .356 to lead Los Angeles and the right fielder has a team high .484 on-base percentage. Center fielder Mike Trout is the leader in home runs six and hits with 27, while first baseman Jared Walsh is the leader in RBIs with 19. On Monday, Los Angeles will send Noah Syndergaard to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA, 14 Ks and 5 BBs.