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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 Shane McClanahan out to the mound in this one. Left hander McClanahan has a 7-0 record and a 1.76 ERA this season.
McClanahan's opponent in this one will be Nestor Cortes Jr.. The Yankees left hander has a 4.74 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
New York was a 6-5 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as -182 favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Rays were a 6-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -182 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 30-10 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 22-18 SU
NY Yankees is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Sunday, May 14