{"id":850855,"date":"2026-09-17T10:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/850855\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:36:09","slug":"rays-host-the-athletics-aim-to-continue-home-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/850855\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays host the Athletics, aim to continue home win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics (61-91, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> (92-59, first in the AL East)<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs<\/a> (4-13, 5.93 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen<\/a> (14-5, 2.81 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 160 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Rays -289, Athletics +229; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Athletics looking to continue a five-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay has a 52-25 record in home games and a 92-59 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .407 slugging percentage to rank third in the AL.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 61-91 record overall and a 32-45 record on the road. The Athletics rank fifth in the AL with 185 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Rays are ahead 5-0 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Liam Hicks<\/a> has 14 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda<\/a> is 12 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Shea Langeliers<\/a> leads the Athletics with 23 home runs while slugging .492. Jeff McNeil<\/a> is 11 for 41 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .264 batting average, 2.63 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs<\/p>\n

Athletics: 5-5, .202 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 15 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rays: Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Edwin Uceta<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Walls<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hip), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gavin Lux<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip)<\/p>\n

Athletics: Gage Jump: 15-Day IL (left shoulder), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Luis Severino<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 60-Day IL (testicle), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Kurtz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Mark Leiter Jr<\/a>.: 60-Day IL (hip), Brent Rooker<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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