The Los Angeles Angels host the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2026. First pitch from Angel Stadium is scheduled for 10:07 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABTV.
The Rays are favored by -110 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Angels are -106 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Rays vs Angels prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Rays vs Angels Prediction
- Rays vs Angels Pick: Griffin Jax Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-162)
My Rays vs Angels best bet is on Griffin Jax to strike out five or more batters tonight. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Rays vs Angels Odds
| Rays Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +152 | 8 -114o / -106u | -110 |
| Angels Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -184 | 8 -114o / -106u | -106 |
- Rays vs Angels moneyline: Rays -110, Angels -106
- Rays vs Angels over/under: 8 (-114o / -106u)
- Rays vs Angels spread: Rays -1.5 (+152), Angels +1.5 (-184)
Rays vs Angels Probable Pitchers
| Griffin Jax (RHP, TB) | Stat | Jose Soriano (RHP, LAA) |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | W-L | 7-4 |
| -0.1 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 1.2 |
| 4.15 / 5.07 | ERA / xERA | 2.96 / 4.19 |
| 4.98 / 4.07 | FIP / xFIP | 3.99 / 3.77 |
| 11.0 | K-BB% | 13.8 |
| 45.8 | GB% | 51.9 |
| .291 | BABIP | .262 |
| 106 | Stuff+ | 100 |
| 103 | Location+ | 103 |
Rays vs Angels MLB Betting Preview, Prediction
Rays SP Griffin Jax has maxed out at 20 batters faced and no more than 72 pitches thrown in any of his eight starts.
He’s not handling a very heavy workload, to say the least, but there are still some very interesting takeaways.
Even in transitioning to a starting role, Jax has averaged a 13.8 SwStr% that exceeds his bullpen mark this season. He’s only been below 12.9% in two of his eight starts.
His 15.1 CStr% is only a bit below league average (16.5% for starting pitchers), but his 1.67 K/SwStr for the season and 1.64 mark over the last 30 days are absurdly low. Lower than any pitcher on Saturday with more than three starts, in fact. Even with the CStr%, Jax should be striking out at least a quarter of the batters he faces with as many bats as he misses.
Jax has struck out RHBs (22.7%) slightly more often than LHBs (21.4%), but the Angels generally only send a LHB or two up against right-handed pitching.
In addition, the projected lineup averages a 24.5 K% against RHP since last season, with everyone except Wade Meckler (17.2%), Nolan Schanuel (13.7%), and Nick Madrigal (7.4%) above 25%.
Lastly, the park the Angels play in boosts strikeouts for RHBs by 8% (I calculate a 6% boost for Jax overall, considering the mix he’ll likely face), with scheduled umpire David Rackley adding an additional 4% boost, and that’s before even considering a weather forecast that may further extend that boost.
Even conservatively projecting Jax for less than two full trips through the lineup, I see value in this prop in a tremendous spot.
Pick: Griffin Jax Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-162, FanDuel) — 1u | Bet to -175
