New York Yankees (62-66) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (78-52)
The New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays 8/26/2023 – The New York Yankees are on their way to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, to square off with the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of an AL East division-rivalry three-game competition on Saturday afternoon. The NY Yankees posted an overall standing of 62-66 after winning two of the last three contests played, marked a road record of 26-33 following the recent victory away from home, and placed in dead last of the AL East with 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the first place. The Yankees are already out of the safe zone with a -17 run difference after accumulating a total of 544 runs scored to date but also dropping 561 over the course of the season. DJ LeMahieu delivered a home run twice for the first time in two years while Gerrit Cole won on the road after a couple of months being winless, and the limping New York Yankees outmatched the leading AL wild card holder Tampa Bay at 6-2 on Friday evening.
The Tampa Bay Rays are back at their home field, aiming to even the series with a victory in game 2 of their AL East rivalry against the New York Yankees on Saturday. Despite a recent home loss, the Rays maintain a solid 78-52 overall record and have won 7 of their last 10 games. Their home record stands at 43-23. They currently sit in second place in the competitive AL East, trailing the Baltimore Orioles by just 3 games. The Rays have an impressive run difference of +168, scoring 694 runs while allowing 526 throughout the season. In their recent matchup, the Rays struggled with only 2 runs and 4 hits, resulting in a 2-6 home loss that ended a four-game winning streak. For informed predictions, get free winning baseball picks.
Yankees vs. Rays Game Info
| When: | Saturday, August 26, 2023, 4:10 PM ET |
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| Where: | Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida |
| TV: | YES, BSSUN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Clarke Schmidt (8-7, 4.68 ERA) vs Tyler Glasnow (6-4, 3.35 ERA)
Right-handed Pitcher Clarke Schmidt will be climbing up the hill to start for the New York Yankees in game 2 of the AL East three-game division rivalry competition versus the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon. The twenty-seven-year-old righty starter from Georgia is 8-7 on the season with a 4.68 ERA, a nice 1.34 WHlP, and fanned out a total of 121 batters while relinquishing 130 hits, 35 free bases, and 19 home runs through 123.0 innings pitched in his starts this year.
Thirty-year-old right-hander Tyler Glasnow will head to the pitcher’s mound to start for the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-handed starter from California marked a 6-4 record for the year with an ERA of 3.35, a solid WHlP at 1.09, and struck out a total of 110 hitters in his starts with 63 hits, 25 free walks, and 10 home runs allowed across 80.2 frames of work all throughout the season.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay Rays -153 MLB Totals: 7.0
The totals went OVER in 6 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ last 7 contests, while the Rays are 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches. The totals went OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games played versus the NY Yankees and also went OVER in 4 of the Rays’ last 5 home outings. The Tampa Bay Rays are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 contests played against a rival from the American League East Division, and the Rays are 6-2 SU in their last 8 matches played in August.
New York Yankees Betting Trends
The New York Yankees are 1-4 in their last 5 contests.
NY Yankees are 1-4 in its last 5 games played against the spread.
The Yankees are 28-30 in their road outings against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 4 of the Chicago Cubs’ last 5 matches.
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends
The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 matches.
Tampa Bay is 3-2 in its last 5 games against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 4 of the Rays’ last 5 outings.
The totals went OVER in 39 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ last 65 home contests.
The New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays 8/26/2023 Betting Picks
The totals went OVER in 6 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ last 9 contests when playing at home versus the NY Yankees. The Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 games, while the OVER has cashed in 5 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ last 6 matches. The New York Yankees are 1-10 in their last 11 outings, while the OVER has cashed in 5 of the Yankees’ last 6 contests played. The totals went OVER in all 5 of the NY Yankees’ last 5 matches against a rival from the American League.
The NY Yankees’ SP Clarke Schmidt has given away eight runs across the last eight frames, while Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow yielded seven runs through six innings in his recent start. The OVER has cashed in five of the Yanks and the Rays’ last six matches played, and the OVER has cashed in nine of the last twelve contests between these teams. For insightful predictions, get free consensus sports picks. Tampa Bay aims to level the series at 1-1 with a win on Saturday.
Free Pick and Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays will win 6-4