Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-196) Los Angeles (+162)

The Tampa Bay Rays (55-58) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (54-58). The line on this contest has Tampa Bay at -196 and Los Angeles is at +162. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Ryan Pepiot and Jose Soriano.

The Rays have recorded 167 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 121 baseballs out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 948 times, while being walked on 336 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 12th in the league. They have recorded 479 runs batted in as well as 964 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .253. They have notched a total of 509 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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The Rays have an ERA of 3.86 for the season (13th in baseball), and they have rung up 946 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 144 home runs and 463 total runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a squad for the year. Tampa Bay has allowed 894 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 430 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Rays have sent 354 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 116 runners this season with 37.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 24 saves for the season and have missed out on 20 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 54.5% and have entered the game in 107 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 62 holds this year (19th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 80 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 3,008 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,009 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and have a total of 108 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,024 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball.

Pepiot has taken the mound for 338 innings and has accounted for 350 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Pepiot (19-18 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.43 and he has faced 1,390 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.49 (131 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.150. He has given up 264 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 125 free passes.

The Angels have a SLG% of .406 and they average 4.34 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have put up 153 two-baggers, while taking a walk 336 times and putting up 486 runs. Los Angeles has 158 home runs on the season as well as 469 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,083 occasions (1st in baseball) and have a total of 871 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an on-base percentage of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .232 for the year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 553 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.58 (506 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 150 HR's and they relinquish 5.01 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.427 in addition to having a FIP of 4.69 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (872 strikeouts against 424 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 994.

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 51 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save rate of 51.0%, and they have sent 382 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of their 169 inherited runners. Sitting with 116 save situations, the Angels have tallied 62 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 119 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (26th in baseball). The Angels have 1,014 assists, 71 errors and have amassed 2,982 putouts this year. Out of their 8,946 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (27th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Soriano has allowed 248 hits while totaling 268 K's in 288 innings pitched. Soriano (14-18 career mark) has earned a 3.56 earned run average while conceding 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 114 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.306 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and he has gone up against 1,219 batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-196)

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