The biggest story in baseball right now is the Oakland Athletics, who have somehow managed to win seven straight games including two against the best team in baseball.
They were sitting at 12-50 before the win streak and now they all of a sudden seem unbeatable. It has coincided with their fans doing a reverse-boycott due to the owner potentially moving the team to Vegas.
The mixture has made their past two games have a surreal feel to them, as if the 19-50 Athletics were in the midst of a World Series.
So, can the hot streak continue tonight? They have a chance to lock up the series against the Rays with a win on Wednesday. Let's dive into the odds.
Rays vs. Athletics odds, run line, and total
Rays vs. Athletics prediction and pick
I'm going to be honest, the A's have a tough one in front of them tonight. Luis Medina (7.53 ERA) takes the mound for them, and he has to face-off against Tyler Glasnow (2.87 ERA). That is a lopsided pitching matchup to say the last.
So, I'm not going to take a shot on the Athletics to keep their hot streak alive, but I won't bet against them either. Tonight, I'll take a look at the total and take the UNDER.
Medina is coming off his strongest start of the year, giving up only two earned runs in 5.0 innings pitched. Hopefully that's a sign of things to come.
It helps that the Rays offense has struggled lately, ranking 22nd in OPS over the last 14 days.
We already know Glasnow is going to put on a strong performance, so if Medina can keep things together, we may be in for a low-scoring affair. I'll back the UNDER.
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