The New York Yankees will head south to face their division rival Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. YES Network is in line to televise the action and the game gets going at 7:10 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
Luis Severino will get the start for the visiting Yankees. The right-handed Severino is 18-8 with a 3.38 ERA and 213 strikeouts. He’s 2-1 with 24 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA against Tampa Bay this year (three starts).
The Rays will turn to Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.25 ERA), who has 58 strikeouts and 18 walks to his name as well as a 0.97 WHIP. Castillo is 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 3.86 ERA against New York this year.
Tampa Bay’s pitchers have given up 3.9 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have a 3.58 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.67 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 69 games against divisional foes, Rays starters have an ERA of 4.73 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.57.
The Tampa Bay offense has produced 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 7.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .295/.392/.497 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Rays’ hitters have been led by third baseman Matt Duffy and second baseman Joey Wendle. Duffy is hitting .295/.359/.367 with four home runs, 44 RBIs, 58 runs and 12 stolen bases, while Wendle’s line is .301/.356/.439 with seven homers, 57 RBIs, 58 runs and 15 stolen bases.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.02 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.16 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.40, along with a WHIP of 1.26 and a K-per-9 of 11.28.
The Yankees offense has slashed .248/.331/.447 on its way to 5.1 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
New York’s offensive production has been powered by Miguel Andujar and Giancarlo Stanton, who have combined to launch 60 home runs. Andujar is hitting .298/.331/.523 with 25 home runs, 85 RBIs and 78 runs scored, while Stanton is slashing .260/.337/.492 with 35 homers, 93 RBIs and 95 runs scored.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
New York has tallied 19 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Tampa Bay has 22 XBH over its last five.
New York has posted 20 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 22 over its last five.
The Yankees have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
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