{"id":701,"date":"2024-08-21T20:06:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:06:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-21T20:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T00:06:30","slug":"match-preview-tampa-bay-rays-clash-with-oakland-athletics-on-august-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/match-preview-tampa-bay-rays-clash-with-oakland-athletics-on-august-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Clash with Oakland Athletics on August 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 22, 2024, a compelling MLB showdown is set to take place at the Oakland Coliseum as the Tampa Bay Rays go head-to-head with the Oakland Athletics, starting at 3:37 PM under overcast skies. <\/p>\n<p>For the Rays, Jeffrey Springs will take the pitcher&#8217;s mound, showcasing a solid ERA of 3.857. His counterpart from the Athletics, Osvaldo Bido, enters the game with an impressive ERA of 3.400. <\/p>\n<p>In the American League East, the Tampa Bay Rays currently sit in 9th position with a near-even 63-62 record, reflecting a .50 winning percentage. Their division record stands at 17-23, placing them 4th in the AL East. The Rays have been fairly steady recently, winning 5 of their last 10 games and arriving at this match on a winning streak of one game. Their home and away records are balanced at 34-34 and 29-28, respectively, with more wins secured during night games. The Rays have scored 484 runs so far, while allowing 535. <\/p>\n<p>In the American League West, the Oakland Athletics rank 13th with a 54-72 record, holding a winning percentage of .43. Their in-division performance shows 16 wins against 20 losses, also placing them 4th in the AL West. The Athletics have won 6 of their most recent 10 games but are coming off a loss. With a home record of 31-32 and a struggling road record of 23-40, the Athletics hope to boost their day game wins which currently stand at 24, a contrast to their 30 wins in night games. The Athletics&#8217; offense has scored 505 runs this season, but their pitching and defense have conceded 574 runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 22, 2024, a compelling MLB showdown is set to take place at the Oakland Coliseum as the Tampa Bay Rays go head-to-head with the Oakland Athl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}