Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

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

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (55-58) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (55-59) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at +162 and Los Angeles is coming in at -196. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Baz and Tyler Anderson.

The Rays have accumulated 169 doubles as a unit and have smacked 121 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .397 and have been rung up 960 times, while taking a walk on 340 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 12th in the league. They have accumulated 480 RBI's as well as 969 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .252. They have 510 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316.

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The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.87 on the season (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 952 batters. Rays pitchers have surrendered 145 home runs and 468 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 324 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.18 as a unit for the season. Tampa Bay has conceded 905 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 435 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Rays have dispatched 355 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 117 runners on the year and 36.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 24 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 44 chances to get a save. The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 54.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 107 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 62 holds for the season (19th in MLB). Rays pitchers have come into the game with runners on 81 times and also have had 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,096 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 8th in professional baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 3,032 putouts this year, in addition to 1,018 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 9th in baseball, and have accumulated 110 double plays.

Baz has pitched in 243 innings and has earned 241 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Baz (15-13 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.05 while he has gone up against 1,012 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.11 (111 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. He has surrendered 209 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 85 walks.

The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .233 on the season. They have struck out on 1,089 occasions (1st in MLB) and have totaled 882 base hits. Los Angeles has a total of 159 home runs so far this year as well as 474 runs batted in. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .407 and they are scoring 4.35 runs per game (16th in the league). They have 156 doubles, while taking a walk 337 times as well as putting up 491 runs.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.423 in addition to having a FIP of 4.67 as a unit on the campaign. They have a ranking of 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 999. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 554 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.55 (507 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (884 strikeouts against 428 bases on balls). They have given up 150 HR's and they give up 4.97 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Angels have tallied 62 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 51 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 151 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.7% out of their 169 inherited runners. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 51.0%, and they have sent 385 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 119 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,020 assists, 71 errors and have notched a total of 3,009 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,027 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in pro baseball).

Anderson (62-71 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.29 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 5,267 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 591 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Anderson has given up 1,201 base knocks and he has 1,033 strikeouts in 1,240 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+162)

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