Rays-Angels Pointers

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Angel Stadium. The Rays will give the ball to ace starter Scott Kazmir in this one. Lefthander Kazmir is 6-1 this season with a 1.40 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace John Lackey who starts for the Angels. Righthander Lackey is 2-1 with a 1.70 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jared Weaver allowed one run over eight innings to get the win, as the Angels defeated the Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night. Los Angeles cashed as -120 home favorites as the game played under the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Vladimir Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in for the Angels, while Garret Anderson had a two-run dinger for Los Angeles. James Shields gave up six runs over eight innings to take the loss for Tampa Bay, which got a big fly from Gabe Gross in the loss. Team records: Tampa Bay: 38-27 SU Los Angeles: 40-26 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 1-2 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Tampa Bay is 7-14 SU in their last 21 games when playing LA Angels Tampa Bay is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Angels LA Angels are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay LA Angels are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games LA Angels are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games when playing Tampa Bay LA Angels are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay home to Florida, Friday, June 13 LA Angels home to Atlanta, Friday, June 13