The Los Angeles Angels (55-58) host the Tampa Bay Rays (55-59) at 4:07 p.m. ET on Wednesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. Taylor Ward has 26 home runs (eighth in MLB) for the favored Angels (-124), and Junior Caminero ranks sixth in MLB play with 28 home runs this season for the underdog Rays (+105). Tyler Anderson starts for Los Angeles while Tampa Bay will counter with Shane Baz.

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Angels vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-124)
• Underdog: Rays (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have compiled a 16-14 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.3% of those games).
• Los Angeles has a record of 12-11 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter (52.2% winning percentage).
• The Angels have a 55.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Los Angeles has combined with opponents to go over the total 59 times this season for a 59-49-5 record against the over/under.
• The Angels have covered 54.9% of their games this season, going 62-51-0 against the spread.

Angels hitting info

• Ward has a team-high 26 home runs and 84 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in baseball, Ward ranks eighth in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Ward has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a home run, a walk and six RBIs.
• Nolan Schanuel is batting .277 to pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Schanuel ranks 160th in homers and 107th in RBI.
• Zach Neto is hitting .273 with 23 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 21 walks.
• Neto heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
• Jo Adell has 14 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .227.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles’ 4.55 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the third-worst WHIP in MLB (1.424).
• Angels pitchers combine to surrender 150 total home runs at a clip of 1.3 per game (fifth-most in MLB).
• Los Angeles knocked off the Rays 5-1 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• This season, the Rays have been the underdog 56 times and won 23, or 41.1%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 18-17, a 51.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rays have a 48.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 44 of its 114 games with a total this season.
• The Rays are 51-63-0 ATS in their 114 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz has been key for Tampa Bay with 20 home runs, 65 RBI and a batting average of .282 this season.
• Diaz is 29th in home runs and 28th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 73.
• Among all major league batters, Caminero ranks sixth in home runs and 14th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe is slashing .271/.321/.472 this season for the Rays.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .297 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .341 this season.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Rays pitchers have a 1.217 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• With 145 homers allowed, the Rays rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay fell to the Angels 5-1. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.