The Los Angeles Angels (54-58) host the Tampa Bay Rays (55-58) at 9:38 p.m. ET on Tuesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Taylor Ward has 26 homers (eighth in MLB) for the favored Angels (-125), while Junior Caminero is sixth in MLB play with 28 long balls this season for the underdog Rays (+106). Jose Soriano starts for Los Angeles, and Ryan Pepiot is Tampa Bay’s choice to start.

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Angels vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-125)
• Underdog: Rays (+106)
• Over/under: 8.5

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 51.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (15-14).
• Los Angeles has gone 12-11 (winning 52.2% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -125 or shorter.
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.6% in this matchup.
• Los Angeles has played in 112 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 59 times (59-48-5).
• The Angels have gone 61-51-0 ATS this season.

Angels hitting info

• Ward paces the Angels with 26 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
• Ward’s home runs rank eighth in MLB and he ranks seventh in RBI in MLB.
• Nolan Schanuel’s .279 batting average paces his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Schanuel ranks 157th in home runs and 106th in RBI.
• Zach Neto is batting .273 with 22 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 21 walks.
• Neto takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
• Jo Adell has 14 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .227.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.58).
• The Angels have the third-highest WHIP in baseball (1.428).
• Angels pitchers combine to give up the fifth-most home runs in baseball (150 total, 1.3 per game).
• In its 8-5 win last time out, Los Angeles struck out four White Sox batters while allowing 10 hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have entered the game as underdogs 55 times this season and won 23, or 41.8%, of those games.
• This season, Tampa Bay has won 18 of its 35 games, or 51.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +106 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a 48.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 113 games with a total.
• The Rays are 51-62-0 ATS in their 113 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz has been key for Tampa Bay with 20 home runs, 65 RBI and a batting average of .282 this season.
• Diaz’s home run total ranks 28th in MLB, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Caminero is batting .252 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 72 RBI.
• Caminero is sixth in home runs and 15th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Caminero has safely hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe is slashing .271/.321/.472 this season for the Rays.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .297 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .341 this season.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Rays pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• With 144 homers allowed, the Rays rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay fell to the Dodgers 3-0. Its pitchers compiled three strikeouts and eight hits allowed.