Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 8/20/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Tampa Bay Rays will be stamping on the bases against the New York Yankees at the Yankee Stadium in Bronx on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 1:05 PM ET. Tampa Bay comes into this third game of the three-game set against the Yanks with a 2-0 win-loss record. Meanwhile, New York will try to bounce back from their 2 defeats versus the Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays, with a 16-9 standing and a .640 team percentage, are in 2nd place behind the Bombers in the AL East Division. The Rays are in 4th place behind the twins in the American League. The New York Yankees are in 2nd place behind the Athletics in the American League, with a 16-8 standing and .667 in the series. The Yankees are in 1st place in the AL East Division.

Tampa Bay’s Willy Adames (2-for-4 and an RBI) scored more than one hit for the Rays. Starting Pitcher Tyler Glasnow added two ERAs, three walks and 8 strikeouts in 5.2 innings of play. Tampa Bay did not announce their starter for this game yet.

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Predictions 8/20/2020

New York was not so dominant in their Wednesday’s game, and failed to get back with just four hits. Starter Gerrit Cole allowed two home runs with 2 ERAs and 10 strikeouts in pitching 6.2 innings. The Yankees will be sending James Paxton (1-1 with a 7.04 ERA & 18 Ks) to the pitcher’s plate to start this game. The left-handed pitcher has 57-33 record with a 3.57 ERA and 821 strikeouts in pitching a total of 748.1 innings.

The Rays recorded 6 injured pitchers in their pitching staff. Starting Pitchers B. McKay (shoulder) and Charlie Morton (shoulder), with Relief Pitchers Jose Alvarado (shoulder), Oliver Drake (biceps), Andrew Kittredge (elbow), and Colin Poche (elbow) will not be pitching today. The Yankees posted 6 key players injured in their line-up. Starting Pitcher Luis Severino (elbow), Relief Pitcher Tommy Kahnle (elbow), Catcher Kyle Higashioka (oblique), Second Baseman DJ LeMahieu (thumb), Right Fielder Aaron Judge (calf), and Designated Hitter Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) will not be seeing action in the field.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees. The MLB Pick for this match is New York -130. The Rays are 10-1 SU in their last 11 outings, and 7-1 SU in their last 8 contests against the NY Yankees. The totals went OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 match-ups against an opponent in the American League. The NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 outings, and 11-3 SU in their last 14 games at home. The totals went UNDER in 14 of the Bronx Bombers’ last 19 match-ups when playing at home against the Devil Rays. The prediction, pick the NY Yankees -1.5 at 5-4.

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