Angels-Rays Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when they battle the Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field. Ervin Santana will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Santana is 13-5 this season with a 3.49 ERA. Santana's opponent in this one will be James Shields. The Rays righthander has a 3.75 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske were each 2-for-3 with two-run homers to lead the Rays over the Angels 6-4 on Monday night. Tampa Bay won as -130 home favorites as the teams played over the 9.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Winning pitcher Andy Sonnanstine allowed three runs over 5 1-3 innings for the Rays, while Willy Aybar went 3-for-4 for Tampa Bay. Juan Rivera had a big fly and two runs batted in for Los Angeles, as Jon Garland gave up four earned runs over six innings to take the loss for the Angels. Current streak: Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games. Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 76-47 SU Tampa Bay: 76-48 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: LA Angels are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay LA Angels are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels's last 23 games Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay home to LA Angels, Wednesday, August 20