Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 6/15/2022 Picks Predictions

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 6/15/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Rays (35-25) will be stealing bases against the New York Yankees (44-16) in Game 2 of 3 of the AL East Division at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 7:05 PM ET.

Tampa Bay comes into this match-up facing New York on Wednesday after losing the series opener at 0-2. The Rays just lost a series to the Minnesota Twins with a 1-2 standing over the weekend.

Tampa Bay fell to 3rd place at 35-26 in the American League East Division with a .574 team percentage and 10 games behind first place after acquiring 255 runs while allowing 235 for a +20 run difference for the year.

The Rays made 7 hits but failed to complete a single run while committing 2 errors in the loss. Corey Kluber finished 6.0 innings with only 4 hits and one walk allowed while striking out 3 NY hitters in the losing effort.

Tampa Bay slugger Kevin Kiermaier recorded 7 home runs and 17 RBIs with a batting average of .229 in leading the offense for his team this year.

1B Ji-Man Choi contributed 5 home runs with a team-high 31 RBIs and averages .284 at the plate while SS Wander Franco marked a slugging percentage of .421 with a batting average of .270 and an OBP at .305 this season.

Left-hander Shane McClanahan (7-2, 1.87 ERA, 98 Ks, 0.86 WHIP) will be climbing up the hill to start for the Rays against the Yankees on Wednesday. The southpaw starter gave up 49 hits, 8 home runs, and 13 walks after pitching for 72.1 frames in the majors this season.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Predictions 6/15/2022

The New York Yankees look for their 6th straight win in facing Tampa Bay in game 2 of a series on Wednesday. The Bronx Bombers also defeated the Rays at 2-0 in the series opener on Tuesday.

The NY Yankees took the lead at 45-16 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .738 after earning 309 runs while losing 180 for a run difference of +129 for the season.

2B Gleyber Torres led the Yankees in the win with one run scored on one hit while Gerrit Cole controlled the ball after allowing just 5 hits and one walk but wrung up 7 Tampa Bay hitters in pitching for 6.0 innings in the victory.

New York’s top batter RF Aaron Judge knocked 24 balls outside the stadium with a team-high 48 runs batted in this year. He also marked a team-leading on-base percentage of .391, a batting average of .318, and slugging .686 over the course of the campaign.

The NY Yankees will be sending southpaw Nestor Cortes (5-2, 1.96 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 71 Ks) to the pitcher’s mound to start the second installment of a series facing the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The left-handed thrower allowed 45 hits, 6 long balls, and 14 BBs in pitching for 64.1 innings in MLB this year.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees. The MLB Pick for this contest is New York -145. This will be a battle between two solid southpaw starters for both teams.

The Rays’ Shane McClanahan led his team in a 4-2 win over the Yankees on May 29 with one run on seven hits allowed while Nestor Cortes led the Yanks in a 7-2 victory on May 26 after giving away one run on four hits through 8 frames. Prediction: The Yankees will win to a predicted score of 2-1.

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