Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+110) Tampa Bay (-130)

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (34-19) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (22-35) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +110 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -130. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Jack Kochanowicz and Shane McClanahan.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .381 and have been rung up 548 times, while drawing a walk on 199 occasions. They have accounted for 226 RBI's in addition to 430 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .228. The Angels have accounted for 83 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 66 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 234 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 20th in MLB.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.74 on the season (28th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 495 hitters. Angels pitchers have conceded 55 home runs in addition to 290 total runs (26th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 264 batters and their FIP is 4.28 as a unit on the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 457 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 265 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43.

The Angels have dispatched 180 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 122 runners on the season and 40.2% of them ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have a total of 34 holds for the year (10th in baseball). Angels pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 76 times and also have had 64 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 6 saves so far this season and have not converted 11 of 17 chances to get a save. The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 35.3% and have entered the game in 53 save situations.

The Angels have turned 69.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,530 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 1,510 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 486 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 24th in MLB, and they have turned 36 double plays.

Kochanowicz (7-20 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.49 and he has gone up against 1,050 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 258 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 99 free passes. His earned run average is 5.58 (147 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.505. Kochanowicz has taken the hill for 237 innings and has 142 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .386 and they average 4.64 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have recorded 75 doubles, while taking a walk 185 times as well as putting up 246 runs. Tampa Bay has a total of 43 home runs for the season as well as 232 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 379 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 468 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for a team OBP of .334 and a batting average of .261 this year.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (410 strikeouts against 164 walks). They rank 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 418. They have allowed 58 home runs and they concede 4.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 222 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.59 (191 earned runs allowed).

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% of 64 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with base runners. With 74 save situations, the Rays have earned 41 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They sit at 10th in MLB holding a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have dispatched 170 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

Out of their 4,311 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (6th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 36 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (29th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 447 assists, 39 errors and have a total of 1,437 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, McClanahan has allowed 364 hits and he has 506 K's in 454 innings. McClanahan (38-18 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.97 earned run average and has given up 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 150 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.099 and having a FIP of 2.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.75 and he has gone up against 1,830 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+110)

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