MLB

Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · 01:40 UTC

Athletics host Tampa Bay Rays in MLB on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, starting at 01:40 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 28 times in our head-to-head records, with 12 wins for Athletics against 16 for Tampa Bay Rays. Historically, then, Tampa Bay Rays have had the better of this fixture. Meetings between the two average 5.4 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Oakland Athletics 3-1 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-08-22); Oakland Athletics 2-4 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-08-22); Oakland Athletics 0-1 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-08-21).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-08-22Oakland Athletics3-1Tampa Bay Rays
2024-08-22Oakland Athletics2-4Tampa Bay Rays
2024-08-21Oakland Athletics0-1Tampa Bay Rays
2024-08-20Oakland Athletics3-0Tampa Bay Rays
2024-05-30Tampa Bay Rays6-5Oakland Athletics

Team statistics

Athletics carry an Elo rating of 1433 in our model, and have won 20% of their recent games. Tampa Bay Rays carry an Elo rating of 1516 in our model, and have won 70% of their recent games.

Athletics

Recent formLLLLLLWLLW
Win rate20%
Elo rating1433
Avg scored (recent)3.3
Avg conceded (recent)6.4

Tampa Bay Rays

Recent formWWLWLWWLWW
Win rate70%
Elo rating1516
Avg scored (recent)3.6
Avg conceded (recent)3.7

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