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Tampa Bay Tops New York 8-5 - Recap

Isaac Paredes swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 5 runs as his Rays defeated New York 8-5 at Citi Field.

Tampa Bay was an underdog by +140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.

Tampa Bay got 1 innings from Jake Diekman, who gave up 2 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 0. Yonny Chirinos earned the victory, while the Rays got 5 RBIs from Isaac Paredes in the win.

New York's starting pitcher Justin Verlander worked 5 innings, giving up 8 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jeff McNeil in a losing cause.

Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-6 advantage in hits.