mlb Game Recap
New York Drops Tampa Bay 2-0 - Match Report
New York's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Tampa Bay scoreless in a 2-0 victory on Friday at Tropicana Field.
Bettors who backed the Yankees were rewarded as +124 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 7.
Jameson Taillon earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Gleyber Torres in the win.
Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Matt Wisler worked 0.2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Randy Arozarena in a losing cause.
New York enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 6-2 advantage in hits.
Clay Holmes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.