The Tampa Bay Rays will head north to Yankee Stadium to square off against their divisional rival New York Yankees. Fox Sports Sun is in line to broadcast the matchup. The first pitch will be at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Odds
The Rays have gone 60-58 SU this year and are 64-54 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 5.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 12.1 units ATS. Tampa Bay is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 74-44 SU and 59-58 ATS. The team has gained 1.3 units for moneyline bettors while earning 6.3 units ATS. New York has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in three of those seven.
New York games have had an over/under record of 51-59-7 in 2018. The Rays have also been a decent under bet with a total record of 51-64-3.
The right-handed Hunter Wood is projected to start for the visiting Rays. Wood is 0-0 with a 3.91 ERA and 30 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees will send lefty J.A. Happ (12-6, 4.07 ERA) to the mound. Happ has 141 strikeouts and 37 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.13. Happ is 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA across two starts against Tampa Bay this year.
New York’s pitching staff has yielded 4.0 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.06 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.21 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 11.6 K/9. In 50 games against divisional opponents, Yankees starters have an ERA of 4.24 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.45.
The New York offense is putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .274/.326/.518 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Yankees’ offense has been led by Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar. Stanton is hitting .279/.347/.528 with 30 home runs, 76 RBIs and 77 runs scored, while Andujar’s line is .292/.326/.511 with 18 homers, 58 RBIs and 59 runs.
In the other dugout, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.76 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.27 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.19 and a K/9 of 8.21.
Rays hitters have slashed .253/.328/.393 on their way to 4.2 runs scored per game this year, including 4.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Tampa Bay’s offense has been sparked by third baseman Matt Duffy and left fielder Mallex Smith. Duffy is slashing .299/.352/.379 with four home runs, 32 RBIs and 41 runs scored, while Smith (.296/.370/.415) has produced one homers, 27 RBIs, 44 runs and 25 steals.
The Rays have gained 9.3 units and are 22-12 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 11 of those games, compared to 22 that’ve hit the under against righty starters.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
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Tampa Bay has tallied 14 extra-base hits over its last five games. New York has 17 XBH over its last five.
The Tampa Bay defense has allowed zero errors over its last five games, compared to four errors for New York over its last five.
The Rays have hit five home runs in their last 10 games, including three over their last five.
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