Zach Eflin takes the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays against Tyler Anderson and the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
The Tampa Bay Rays will head on the road from Colorado to California in the first game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. The Angels are 5-4 this season after losing two of three games against the Boston Red Sox in the team’s last series. That came after starting the season 4-2. Mike Trout and Taylor Ward have bolstered this Shohei Ohtani-less offense. Trout had four home runs and four RBIs this season while Ward is batting .270 with three home runs and eight RBIs.
The Rays are 5-5 heading into this series after winning two of three games against the Colorado Rockies in their last series. They won despite the run differential being 18-18. Isaac Paredes and Yandy Diaz have been the offensive firepower. Paredes has three home runs and eight RBIs while Diaz has nine RBIs with one home run. They are both batting .250 or better.
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Game Date: Apr. 8, 2024
Game Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports West Las Vegas 2 – NFL
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Zach Eflin, Tampa Bay’s ace, will get the start to open up this series. The right-hander has pitched two games this season and is 1-1. He went 5.2 innings with six earned runs and five strikeouts in his first game and bounced back with a 6.1 inning, one earned run game against the Texas Rangers. He had five strikeouts on 83 pitches.
Los Angeles will match Tampa Bay with Tyler Anderson. The left-hander will pitch in his second start of the season. He picked up a win against the Miami Marlins after a seven scoreless inning performance. He struck out five batters with two walks on 83 pitches.
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