Tampa Bay Rays (58-63, fourth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (54-68, fifth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (9-5, 2.66 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Athletics: J.T. Ginn (2-4, 4.39 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

Rays -134, Athletics +113; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

The Athletics are 54-68 overall and 24-35 in home games. The Athletics have a 29-17 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Tampa Bay has a 58-63 record overall and a 26-33 record on the road. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .251.

Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season.

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