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New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The fans at George M. Steinbrenner Field will be treated to a game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays when they take their seats on Saturday.
Carlos Carrasco will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Right hander Carrasco is 2-1 this season with a 5.94 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be Shane Baz. The right hander has a 1.42 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -141-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Rays were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -120 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 1-0 winner as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -120 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 13-7 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
NY Yankees is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 8-12 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
New York at Tampa Bay Sunday, April 20