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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Tuesday.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Blake Snell in this game. Snell has a 1-0 record and a 2.08 ERA this season.
It'll be Masahiro Tanaka toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Right hander Tanaka is 0-0 with a 2.31 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -150 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Rays were a 7-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 14-9 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 16-6 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Wednesday, August 19