Overview

• The Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in West Sacramento on Monday night, with both clubs holding sub-.500 records.
• Left-hander Jeffrey Springs is projected to start for Oakland against Tampa Bay’s righty Ryan Pepiot in the series opener.
• Oakland enters the set on a 6-4 run over its last 10 games while Tampa Bay has gone 3-7 in that span.
• BetMGM lists the A’s at -112 and the Rays at +107 with an over/under of 10 runs, and Gambling911 reports the line moved from -120 to -107 on heavy Rays action.
• Both rosters feature multiple players on 10- and 60-day injured lists, impacting depth and lineup decisions for the series.