Rays at Yankees 7/16/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
MLB: 7:05 PM EST
Jul. 16, 2019
TV: YES
Latest Odds : NYY -160 O/U 9.5
On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays play the second of four games in the Big Apple versus the New York Yankees. The Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday 4-1 for their fifth win in their last six. Tampa Bay had a perfect game into the ninth inning but Hanser Alberto lead off the inning with a single to break the combined no-no.
New York bounced back from a 2-1 loss on Saturday with a 4-2 win Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Masahiro Tanaka threw six solid innings for the Yankees, while Gio Urshela knocked in a pair of runs helping leads New York to the win. The Yankees lead the American League East by six games over Tampa Bay.
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Austin Meadows leads the Rays with a .292 batting average. Brandon Lowe leads in home runs with 16 and RBIs with 49. Tommy Pham leads in hits with 96. Tampa Bay is averaging .255 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .223. Tampa Bay has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game with the New York Yankees.
DJ LeMahieu is leading New York with a .330 batting average and in hits with 115. Edwin Encarnacion leads the Yankees in home runs with 25, while LeMahieu leads in RBIs with 64. New York is batting .265 while opposing hitters are averaging .246. On Tuesday, the Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound. The southpaw is 5-4 with an ERA of 4.03, 71 Ks and 28 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay is 5-1 in its last 6
The UNDER has cashed in 21 of the Rays last 31 on Tuesday
New York is 51-22 in its last 73
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Yankees last 5
Free Betting Pick: New York Yankees -160
New York has won 6 of the last 8 versus Tampa Bay and 35 of the last 52 versus the Rays played at home in the Bronx. The Yankees have also won 6 of Sabathia’s last 7 starts at home versus Tampa Bay and 12 of the southpaw’s last 16 starts overall against the Rays. Tampa Bay has failed to win 4 of the last 5 played on Tuesday. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 5-2