Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/15/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  YES

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, Yankees -140; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, Yankees -140; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +120, Yankees -140; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  35-25 (3rd place, AL East)

New York Yankees:  44-16 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

New York Yankees:  9-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 35-25 record overall and they are 14-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Corey Kluber is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 7-2 with a 1.87 ERA this season. His team won 8 of their last 9 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 9 Ks on 2 hits in 8 IP against the St. Louis Cardinals. They scored 15 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 15 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game with a 44-16 record overall and they are 26-7 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Chicago Cubs 3-0 completing the sweep, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Gerrit Cole is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Nestor Cortes will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 5-2 with a 1.96 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 4 earned runs, 2 homers, and 0 BB with 3 strikeout on 7 hits in 4.1 innings played against the Minnesota Twins. They scored 28 runs in their last series averaging just over 9runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. The Yankees have the best record in the MLB right now and they have been playing very well in their games. Losses seem to be rare for this team and they have been scoring so many runs in their games recently that other teams just cannot keep up. They are going up against a Rays team that has been pitching very well in recent games but have not been great with their hitting. The Rays have McClanahan starting here and he has been great all season. He will likely make it very difficult for the Yankees to score runs here along with the bullpen for the Rays but the Yankees bats have been so hot it may not be enough here. Cortes is starting for the Yankees and he has also been great all season. The Rays are already struggling to hit the ball and Cortes will only amplify those troubles in this game. This will likely be a very low scoring game with these two pitchers so the under is a very good play but this may also come down to who can hit the ball better with both pitchers being so good and if that is the case then the Yankees are going to win here and this is a very cheap price for them. The best bet here is on the Yankees to win this game.

 

Rays Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 3 Rays 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 187-119 (+38.7 Units) ML in all games. 81-58 (+19.2 Units) ML in road games. 12-4 UNDER against division opponents.

New York Yankees: 59-55 (-20.3 Units) ML as a favorite of -125 to -175. 80-71 (-25.9 Units) ML against division opponents. 12-3 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  M. Zunino (C) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. W. Franco (SS) Late June - Quadricep. B. Lowe (2B) Late June - Back.

New York Yankees:  G. Torres (SS) Ques Tues - Stomach. J. Trevino (C) Ques Tues - Back. J. Loaisiga (RP) Late June - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"Jeffrey Springs set the tone, so that was really encouraging. Really appreciated his entire body of work today to limit a very good offense. Offensively, we did some good things, put some pressure on a younger pitcher, so encouraged by that." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Twins on Sunday.

 

 

"I put him in the garage for a week and pulled him out for a spin. That's impressive." - Aaron Boone on Carpenter after his team’s win against the Cubs on Sunday.

 

 

 

Manuel Margot (R) DH

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Brett Phillips (L) RF

Vidal Brujan (S) 2B

 

Aaron Judge (R) CF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH

DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B

Matt Carpenter (L) 3B

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

Joey Gallo (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.312)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (60)

Home Runs:  Randy Arozarena (7)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (31)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (12)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (7)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (71)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (24)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (48)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (9)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (7)

Saves:  Aroldis Chapman (9)

ERA:  JP Sears (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)