Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 8/16/2022 Picks

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The Tampa Bay Rays will meet with the New York Yankees in MLB action in Yankee Stadium, NY, on Tuesday, April 16, 2022, at 7:05 PM ET.

The Tampa Bay Rays, who are 1.5 matches better than the Orioles and two games better than the Twins and White Sox, are hanging onto the final wild-card place in the AL East.

Despite being in the bottom third of MLB in runs produced, batting average, and home runs, Tampa Bay finds a way to win despite not having a lineup full of stars.

With 15 home runs, 58 RBI, 21 stolen bases, and 107 hits, Randy Arozarena is the Rays’ top player. The only other Rays player with double-figure home runs is Issac Paredes (14 HR), but he hit just one home run in his last 27 matches after hitting 13 in his first 41 games of the year.

With a team ERA of 3.45, Tampa Bay ranks fourth in the league thanks to consistent pitching. Tuesday will mark the 24th appearance and 16th start of the season for Jeffrey Springs (4-3, 2.56 ERA).

Springs is 0-1 versus the Yankees this year despite only allowing two earned runs in 6 innings against them on May 27 at home. He is 3-1 with a 2.77 ERA on the road.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-5 SU in their last 7 outings against the New York Yankees.
The total went UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 matches on the road against the NY Yankees.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches in the American League.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Predictions 8/16/2022

The Yankees, who entered the break with a 64-28 record, made winning seem simple throughout the first half of the season.

New York is only 8-14 in the second half and lost their last four series in a row. The offense had trouble at the plate. Four home runs, 145 runs scored collectively as a team, and just eight runs over the previous five matches.

The Yankees hold a comfortable 10-game lead over the Blue Jays and are 11 matches ahead of the Rays in the AL East, despite their desire to regain their momentum.

New York only has a few wins above.500 when playing away from home, but they have played well when playing at Yankee Stadium, winning 41 of 56 games.

The Yankees were occasionally led by Aaron Judge, who is also the favorite to earn AL MVP. With a 7.0 WAR, 46 home runs, and 100 RBI, Judge leads MLB.

On Tuesday, Nestor Cortes (9-3, 2.67 ERA) will make his debut. In nine home appearances this year, he has a 2.06 ERA and a 4-0 record. Cortes has a 3.06 ERA and a 2-1 record this year against the Rays.

The total went UNDER in 5 of the NY Yankees’ previous 6 matches.
The New York Yankees are 1-5 SU in their previous 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 7 of the Yankees’ last 10 matches against Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees. The MLB pick for this game is the Tampa B

ay Rays. Given their previous performance, it’s difficult to back the Yankees as a significant favorite at this time. With their last victory coming by just one run, New York dropped eight of the last ten games in which they were the favorites, including nine of the previous 11.

The Rays are worth a gamble on the run line here because they have a record of 16-7 versus winning teams in their past 23 games. The Tampa Bay Rays will win to a predicted score of 5-2.

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