Angels @ Rays

Who will WIN this matchup?

Los Angeles Angels (52-70)

@ Tampa Bay Rays (66-55)

Starting Pitchers:

Suarez (LAA): 4-5; 4.12 ERA

Kluber (TB) 7-7; 4.33 ERA

Current odds:

Los Angeles Angels: (+150)

Tampa Bay Rays: (-179)

• The starting line-up for the Angels is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Rays is as follows:

• The Tampa Bay Rays have won their past three series, and the play of Randy Arozarena has them hunting down a fourth. The Rays edged the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Monday in the opener of a four-game series at St. Petersburg, Fla. The teams meet again on Tuesday. In a 1-1 game in the fifth inning on Monday, Arozarena blasted a solo shot to give Tampa Bay the decisive run. The Rays moved to the top of the American League wild-card standings by a half-game over both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. Tampa Bay moved to 11 games over .500, matching its best mark of the season.

• Arozarena, who finished 2-for-3 with a walk, has five homers in his past 12 games. He leads the AL with 18 RBIs in August.

• Cash will hand the ball on Tuesday to Corey Kluber (7-7, 4.33 ERA). Since the All-Star break, the right-hander has struggled, going 1-2 with a 6.28 ERA across five starts. Over 28 2/3 innings, Kluber has yielded 21 runs (20 earned) and 36 hits, four of them home runs. His ERA has ballooned from 3.73 to 4.33 in the collection of bad outings.

• Kluber has made nine career starts against the Angels, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.97 ERA. Los Angeles has socked nine homers and batted .245 against him in 54 1/3 innings. His most recent matchup with the Angels, on May 10, was forgettable for him but a career highlight for Los Angeles rookie left-hander Reid Detmers. In just three innings — tied for his shortest start of the year — Kluber surrendered eight runs on 11 hits, with Mike Trout and Chad Wallach taking him deep. Meanwhile, Detmers closed out the 12-0 win by firing a no-hitter.

• The Angels have had few moments to savor since then. On Monday, they stranded nine baserunners, going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

• The Angels will counter Kluber with Jose Suarez (4-5, 4.12 ERA). The left-hander has made one start and one relief appearance against Tampa Bay in his career, going 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA. Over four starts since the All-Star break, the 24-year-old Venezuela native is 3-1 with a 1.19 ERA in 22 2/3 innings. However, Suarez lost his last time out, giving up three runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 16.