DJ LeMahieu and the New York Yankees are set to take on their AL East foe Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in a Wednesday night game. YES Network is in line to televise the matchup. The first pitch will be at 7:10 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
The Yankees have gone 102-56 SU this year and are 91-66 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 19.1 units for moneyline gamblers and 25.4 units ATS. New York’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Rays, on the other hand, are 94-64 SU and 80-77 ATS. The team’s gained 0.6 units for moneyline bettors while earning 7.3 units ATS. Tampa Bay has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the total has gone over in all seven of them.
Rays games have an over/under record of 78-71-8 in 2019. New York has also been a good over bet with a total record of 83-69-5.
The right-handed Jonathan Loaisiga is the probable starter for New York. Loaisiga is 2-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 34 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Rays this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts across six innings).
The Rays are sending righty Charlie Morton (15-6, 3.15 ERA) to the mound. Morton has 231 strikeouts and 54 walks as well as a 1.10 WHIP. Morton is 1-1 with 20 strikeouts and a 5.28 ERA across three starts against New York this year.
New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.47 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.03 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.01, along with a WHIP of 1.28.
The Yankees offense has slashed .268/.341/.491 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game this season, including 6.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres continue to lead New York’s offense. LeMahieu is hitting .328/.376/.520 with 26 home runs, 99 RBIs and 108 runs scored, while Torres is hitting .281 with 38 homers, 90 RBIs and 96 runs scored.
For the home team, Tampa Bay’s pitchers have given up 4.1 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 3.67 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.5 K/9. In 72 divisional games, Rays starters have an ERA of 3.58 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.17.
Tampa Bay’s offense is putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.7 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .229/.307/.419 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Rays’ offense has been led by Austin Meadows and Tommy Pham. Meadows is hitting .293/.365/.561 with 32 home runs, 88 RBIs and 81 runs scored, and Pham’s line is .273/.368/.446 with 20 homers, 66 RBIs, 75 runs and 23 stolen bases.
The Yankees have gained 14.1 units and are 60-47 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over’s hit in 57 of those games, compared to 47 that’ve gone under against righties.
Yankees at Rays MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- New York has logged 20 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Tampa Bay has 16 XBH over its last five.
- The Rays have won five of their last six games SU.
- Tampa Bay has posted 22.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.0 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games, including 11 over their last five.
- The Yankees have an OPS of .832 this season and an OPS of .824 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS sits at .759 overall and .761 versus righties.
