Free MLB Pick: Yankees vs. Rays Odds
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2022 MLB Handicapping
(32-13) New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays (26-18)
Date: Saturday, May 28th, 2022
Time: 4:10 PM ET
Venue: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay,
Projected Pitchers: Gerrit Cole (NYY) vs. Corey Kluber (TB)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Yankees -140 | Rays +120
MLB run line Betting Odds: Yankees -1.5 (+120) | Rays -1.5 (+180)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 6.5
The New York Yankees will travel South to face off with their AL East Rivals the Tampa Bay Rays in a four-game weekend series from Tropicana Field.
Nestor Cortes was dominant in the series opener, pitching 8 strong innings and only allowing 1 run to lead the Yankees to a commanding 7-2 victory on Thursday.
Jameson Tallion pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, leading the Yankees to a shutout 2-0 victory.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees have jumped out to a very hot start to begin this new season. They are currently in first place in the AL East, but they still have a ton of games to play.
On the offensive side of the field, the Yankees are scoring 4.73 runs per game and hitting .241 as a team. This is the 6th most runs scored per game and the 13th highest overall team batting average. The team is notorious to hit the long ball as they are averaging 1.43 home runs per game, which is the highest average in the league.
Aaron Judge has been by far this teams best hitter as he leads the club in every major statistical category. Judge is hitting a .313 average on top of an MLB best 17 home run’s and 36 RBI’s which is fourth most in the league. He is also racking up an OPS of 1.065 which is the second highest in the league and pushing his early case for AL MVP.
On the defensive side of the field, they have also been solid to begin this new regular season. They are currently allowing 3.00 runs per game and have a combined team WHIP rating of 1.11. This is the 3rd least amount of runs given up per game and also the 3rd lowest team WHIP rating.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays have jumped out to a decent start to begin this season, but they still have some ground to make up on the division leading Yankees. They are currently second in the AL East, 5.5 games behind New York.
On the offensive side of the field, the Rays are scoring 4.40 runs per game and hitting .240 to begin this season. This is the 12th most runs scored per game and the 14th highest overall team batting average. Tampa Bay has also been one of the most aggressive base running teams this season, as they have already stolen 34 bases which is 2nd highest in the league.
On the defensive side of the field, the Rays have also been solid. They are currently allowing 3.30 runs per game and have a combined team WHIP rating of 1.11, which is the second-lowest WHIP rating in the league.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Yankees are 12-9 ATS on the road
- Yankees O/U are 10-11 on the road
- Rays are 9-16 ATS at home
- Rays O/U are 10-13-2 at home
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Prediction:
This is a great matchup between two perennial playoff clubs. These AL East times could likely run into each other again this postseason and will look back at their regular season matchups as just the warmup.
The New York Yankees struggled in their previous series against the Baltimore Orioles, even if the box score doesn’t show it. The Rays looked great against the Marlines in their previous series and I believe they are beginning to play some of their best ball of the season.
Tamp Bay is currently scoring the 12th most runs per game and averaging 1.04 home runs. They can score in multiple different ways and their offensive batting order is deep enough to give Cole a run for his money.
Give me the Rays at home.
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