Oakland at Tampa Bay

Oakland got its first win of the season, defeating Philadelphia 4-1 on Sunday with five pitchers holding the Phillies to just three hits. Paul Blackburn will start for the Athletics tonight, and only two Tampa Bay hitters have ever faced him. Luis Patino goes for the Rays, and he finished 5-3 with a 4.32 ERA in 2021 and faced Oakland once and pitched two innings. The Rays just swept the Orioles, who appear to be just as bad as last season. Oakland won three of the last four meetings against Tampa Bay last year, and the Athletics were 8-1 after allowing two runs or fewer in their previous game. We're getting huge value with the underdog in this matchup. Back the Athletics for a Max Play.