The Baltimore Orioles are starting to feel the heat from the 93-59 Tampa Bay Rays. With last night’s 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at the Trop, the Rays are just 2½ games back of the O’s for the lead in the AL East. Tampa will go for their 5th straight win in St. Pete when the Angels and Rays play the middle game of their 3-game set. The 68-83 Angels have lost 6 straight and cannot wait for this disastrous season to end. LA is expected to send Reid Detmers to the hill. He comes in at 3-10 with a 4.77 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Tampa is expected to have Aaron Civale toeing the rubber. Civale is 7-3 with a 3.06 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. The Rays have everything to play for and the Angels don’t. LA is without superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, and they are just 2-8 in the last 10 meetings with Tampa. The Rays won’t come cheap but are still worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS