DJ LeMahieu and the surging New York Yankees will head south to face their divisional rival Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. YES Network will broadcast the matchup. The game is scheduled to get going at 5:10 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
Bookmakers have Tampa Bay (+105) as the underdog to New York (-115). The total currently stands at 9.5 runs and bettors can play the over for -115 and the under for -105. This game currently has a runline of Yankees -1.5 (+130) and Rays +1.5 (-150).
The Yankees have gone 55-29 SU this year and are 47-36 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 10.8 units for moneyline bettors and 12.1 units ATS. The Rays, on the other hand, are 50-37 SU and 48-38 ATS. The team’s gained 0.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.6 units ATS.
Rays games have an over/under record of 35-45-6 so far in 2019. The Yankees have been a good over bet with a total record of 46-34-3.
J.A. Happ will get the start for the visiting Yankees. The southpaw Happ is 7-4 with a 5.23 ERA and 66 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with three strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA against Tampa Bay this year.
The Rays are handing the ball to righty Yonny Chirinos (7-4, 3.10 ERA), who has 76 strikeouts and 21 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.00. Chirinos is 1-1 with 10 strikeouts and a 3.07 ERA in one start against New York this year.
New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.25 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.79 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.10, along with a K-per-9 of 10.01.
The Yankees offense has slashed .266/.344/.464 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 6.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 8.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres continue to lead New York’s hitters. LeMahieu is slashing .342/.387/.531 with 12 home runs, 61 RBIs and 64 runs scored, while Torres (.298/.365/.543) is up to 19 homers, 50 RBIs and 54 runs scored.
For the home team, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has allowed 3.6 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starting pitching staff has a 3.00 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.59 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 32 games against divisional opponents, Rays starters have an ERA of 2.54 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.78.
Tampa Bay’s offense is putting up 4.6 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .273/.330/.479 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Outfielders Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia have led the Rays’ offense this year. Pham is slashing .280/.380/.463 with 13 home runs, 37 RBIs, 40 runs and seven stolen bases, while Garcia’s line is .277/.334/.449 with 12 homers, 41 RBIs, 39 runs and eight steals.
The Yankees have gained 12.1 units and are 36-26 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 35 of those games, as opposed to 25 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Rays have netted 1.1 units and are 18-11 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in nine of those games, as opposed to 19 that’ve gone under.
Yankees at Rays MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in five of New York’s last seven contests.
- The Yankees have won six of their last seven games SU.
- The New York defense has allowed five errors over the last five outin, compared to two errors for Tampa Bay over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rays have hit 12 over their last 10.
- The Yankees have a team OPS of .808 this season and an OPS of .836 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS stands at .752 overall and .761 against righties.
