Nick Fortes leads the Tampa Bay Rays (40-25) into a contest against the Los Angeles Angels (27-42) after he racked up four hits in a 7-5 win over the Red Sox. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-172) against the Angels (+144) in this outing, which starts at 9:38 p.m. ET on Friday. Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and Los Angeles’ Samuel Aldegheri will start this matchup.

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Rays vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-172)
• Underdog: Angels (+144)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays are 25-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.1% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has played as moneyline favorites of -172 or shorter in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.2% in this matchup.
• Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to go over the total 31 times this season for a 31-30-4 record against the over/under.
• The Rays have collected a 37-28-0 record against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with 46 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .331.
• Diaz’s home runs rank 38th in MLB and he ranks 11th in RBI in MLB.
• Diaz has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and nine RBIs.
• Junior Caminero has hit 14 home runs to pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Caminero ranks 23rd in homers and 93rd in RBI.
• Caminero brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .158 with a double and two walks.
• Jonathan Aranda has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 40 walks while batting .270.
• Aranda has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with three walks and two RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .271 with four doubles, four triples and 13 walks.

Rays pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.91 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.224).
• Rays pitchers combine to allow 78 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (21st-fewest in MLB).
• Tampa Bay took down the Red Sox 7-5 in its last game with 15 strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 53 times this season and won 20, or 37.7%, of those games.
• Los Angeles is 6-9 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +144 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 41% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 34 of its 69 opportunities.
• The Angels have an ATS record of 34-35-0 in 69 games with a spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Mike Trout leads Los Angeles with 15 home runs this season. He’s batting .224 with 32 RBI.
• Trout ranks 16th in homers and 73rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Zach Neto has 59 hits and an OBP of .338 to go with a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Neto ranks 28th in homers and 73rd in RBI.
• Jo Adell is among the top hitters for Los Angeles with a .240 average, 10 homers and 39 RBI.
• Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles with a batting average of .256. He’s also hit four home runs with 25 RBI.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.69 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.438 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
• The Angels have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 72, or 1.0 per game.
• Los Angeles earned a 3-2 win in its most recent game, striking out 13 Astros batters while allowing four hits.