The Tampa Bay Rays (13-10) face the Oakland Athletics (10-13), who will be attempting to halt a four-game losing streak, Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET, at Oakland Coliseum. On the hill for the Athletics will be Paul Blackburn (3-0), opposed by the Rays' Ryan Yarbrough.
The Rays bested the Athletics 6-1 on the road yesterday, with Drew Rasmussen picking up the win after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out three.
Check out everything you need to know about this matchup including the date, time, TV channel and where to stream it live online free. Watch this game live in the US at FuboTV (7-day free trial).
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What time is Oakland vs. Tampa Bay?
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
- Game Time: 21:40 ET, 20:40 CT, 19:40 MT, 18:40 PT
- Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
- TV: NBC Sports Networks (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Oakland vs. Tampa Bay?
- Oakland odds: -110
- Tampa Bay odds: -110
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Who are the key players for Oakland?
Starting pitcher (Blackburn)
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Blackburn (3-0) for his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 1.35, a 9 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .800.
- This season, the right-hander has pitched against the Rays in one game, and they have gone 3-for-18 over five innings.
Key hitters
- Sheldon Neuse has racked up a team-best OBP (.380) and slugging percentage (.437), while batting .310 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six walks.
- Sean Murphy has seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and four walks while batting .202, and leads his team with 17 hits.
- Tony Kemp has two doubles and nine walks while hitting .234.
- Elvis Andrus is batting .189 with five doubles, a home run and eight walks.
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Who are the key players for Tampa Bay?
Starting pitcher (Yarbrough)
- Yarbrough takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Rays.
- The 30-year-old southpaw makes his season debut and pitches for the first time in more than a year.
Key hitters
- Wander Franco has accumulated 28 hits with a .575 slugging percentage, both team-best figures for the Rays.
- Yandy Diaz paces his team with a .442 on-base percentage.
- Brandon Lowe has three doubles, three home runs and eight walks while batting .184.
- Manuel Margot has three doubles and six walks while batting .286.
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Key stats for Oakland vs. Tampa Bay
- The Athletics rank 20th in baseball with 18 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
- The Athletics average 0.5 homers per game when playing at home this season (five total in home contests).
- The Rays strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
- Their pitchers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings in road games this season.
- The Rays rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 20 home runs.
- In seven games on the road this season, they've hit three homers, an average of 0.4 per contest.
- The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Athletics average 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings at home this season.
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