New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Joba Chamberlain in this game. Chamberlain has a 6-2 record and a 3.86 ERA this season.
It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 7-7 with a 3.68 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Scott Kazmir allowed only one run over seven innings to earn the win, as the Rays defeated the Yankees 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay won as +130 home underdogs as the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton each went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Rays, who got a homer from Evan Longoria in the win.
Hideki Matsui was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York, while CC Sabathia was tagged with the loss after giving up five earned runs over 5 2-3 innings for the Yankees.
Team records:
New York: 61-39 SU
Tampa Bay: 55-46 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 9-1
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at Chi White Sox, Thursday, July 30
Tampa Bay home to Kansas City, Friday, July 31
- The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Joba Chamberlain in this game. Chamberlain has a 6-2 record and a 3.86 ERA this season.
It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 7-7 with a 3.68 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Scott Kazmir allowed only one run over seven innings to earn the win, as the Rays defeated the Yankees 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay won as +130 home underdogs as the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton each went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Rays, who got a homer from Evan Longoria in the win.
Hideki Matsui was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York, while CC Sabathia was tagged with the loss after giving up five earned runs over 5 2-3 innings for the Yankees.
Team records:
New York: 61-39 SU
Tampa Bay: 55-46 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Chi White Sox are 9-1
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games
Tampa Bay is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at Chi White Sox, Thursday, July 30
Tampa Bay home to Kansas City, Friday, July 31