The Tampa Bay Rays have won three straight on the road and will look to extend that mark with Zack Eflin taking the mound. He is 8-1 with a 2.97 ERA. The Oakland Athletics will open thier four-game set by sending James Kaprielian to the mound. He is 1-6, with a bloated 7.21 ERA.
Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Oakland and seven of their last eight overall. Tampa's pitching staff is giving up 3.70 runs a game and has a 3.58 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Even though the A's are by far the worst team in baseball, they have managed to win four of their last five. Oakland’s pitching is giving up 6.56 runs per game. They have a 6.40 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. The Rays have put up 16 runs in their last three games while Kaprielian has given up 10 runs in his last three starts. He gave up seven runs in his lone start against the Rays earlier in the season. Eflin has given up only four runs in his last three starts. He gave up three runs in two starts against the Athletics. Oakland has been playing better over the last five games but they come crashing back to reality against Eflin and the Rays.

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