Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Pick Prediction 5/9/2021 by Tony T.
Rays at Athletics—MLB free pick is Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics under the total of 8.5 runs. On the hill for Oakland will be Cole Irvin. The lefty has been effective as in his past four starts allowing four earned runs in 25 1/3rd innings. He held the Rays to two runs over six innings two weeks ago. Shane McClanahan counters for Tampa Bay. McClanahan has allowed two earned runs with ten strikeouts in eight innings. He is backed by a bullpen that has shown improvement after a slow start. Both teams in bottom half of league in scoring and bottom third in hitting. Rays 24th in homers and strikeout the second most in the league. Play Tampa Bay and Oakland under 8.5.