Price and Sabathia Square Off Tonight as Rays and Yankees Meet in American League East Action
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
– If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium.
Lefthander David Price will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Price is 17-5 this season with a 2.54 ERA.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be CC Sabathia. The lefthander has a 3.56 ERA to go along with a 13-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Orioles on September 13. Bettors who backed the Orioles at +109 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York won its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Red Sox on September 13. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -140 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has lost 3 straight games.
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 77-66 SU
New York: 81-62 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 1-9
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees’s last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, September 15
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