New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/29/2022

Game Time: 1:40 pm ET, Sunday, May 29, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees +100, Rays -120; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees +100, Rays -120; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees +100, Rays -120; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

New York Yankees:  33-13 (1st place, AL East)

Tampa Bay Rays:  26-19 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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New York Yankees:  6-4 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Yankees are coming into this game with a 33-13 record overall and they are 16-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Rays on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Gerrit Cole is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Luis Severino is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 3-0 with a 3.02 ERA this season. His team won 7 of their last 8 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 8 hits in 7 IP against the Chicago White Sox. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 26-19 record overall and they are 15-11 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Miami Marlins 2-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Yankees on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Corey Kluber is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 4-2 with a 2.06 ERA this season. His team won 5 of their last 6 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 9 strikeouts on 4 hits in 6 innings played against the Miami Marlins. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well all season as they have the best record in the MLB right now and they have been smashing the ball in all of their games recently. They are going up against a Rays team that has been inconsistent this season and has struggled in the first two games of this series. Severino is starting for the Yankees and he has been good all season, he did slip up a little in his recent starts but he is due for a bounce back here and his team is also hitting the ball very well right now so he will get plenty of run support here. The Rays have McClanahan starting and he has also been great this season but their bullpen has been struggling recently, including the first game of this series, and their offense has not been scoring a lot of runs in their recent games either. The Yankees have been playing too well to step in front of and until they start to dip into a slump, they cannot be bet against. The best bet here is on the Yankees to win this game.

 

Yankees Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, May 29, 2022 (1:40 pm ET start time) is Yankees 7 Rays 4.

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New York Yankees: 162-114 (-9.6 Units) ML in all games. 76-60 (-6.7 Units) ML in road games. 9-2 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

Tampa Bay Rays: 178-113 (+36.5 Units) ML in all games. 93-50 (+17.3 Units) ML in home games. 15-10 UNDER in home games.

 

 

New York Yankees:  J. Donaldson (3B) Out indefinitely - Illness. G. Stanton (DH) Late June - Calf. D. LeMahieu (2B) Ques Sat - Wrist.

Tampa Bay Rays:  L. Patino (SP) Mid June - Oblique. S. Baz (SP) Early June - Elbow. B. Lowe (2B) Mid June - Back.

 

 

 

"Just another great performance from one of our starters. I think they've been the best group, to this point, in the league, I caution that it's early and we've got to keep doing it, but I'm not surprised that they pitching as well as they are." - Aaron Boone after his team’s win against the Rays on Friday.

 

 

"I didn't want to start the series off with two games like this. but sometimes you face a buzz saw, and Cortes and Taillon were lights out." - Kevin Kiermaier after their loss against the Yankees on Friday.

 

 

 

DJ LeMahieu (R) 3B

Aaron Judge (R) CF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Miguel Andujar (R) LF

Matt Carpenter (L) DH

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Jose Trevino (R) C

Joey Gallo (L) RF

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Randy Arozarena (R) DH

Manuel Margot (R) LF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Brett Phillips (L) RF

Taylor Walls (S) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (51)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (17)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (36)

Stolen Bases:  Aaron Hicks (5)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (5)

Saves:  Aroldis Chapman (9)

ERA:  JP Sears (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.353)

Hits:  Wander Franco (44)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Manuel Margot (22)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (7)

Wins:  Drew Rasmussen (5)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)