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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium.
The Rays will trot Blake Snell out to the mound in this one. Left hander Snell has a 3-4 record and a 3.56 ERA this season.
Snell's opponent in this one will be Masahiro Tanaka. The Yankees right hander has a 3.44 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -115-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 8.
New York was a 4-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as -106 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -106 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 26-16 SU
Tampa Bay is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 27-16 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
NY Yankees is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Sunday, May 19