Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/17/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  YES

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +150, Yankees -175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +150, Yankees -175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +150, Yankees -175; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  61-53 (3rd place, AL East)

New York Yankees:  72-44 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

New York Yankees:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 61-53 record overall and have a road record of 26-31. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .683 OPS. Jeffrey Springs is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Corey Kluber is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 7-7 with a 4.40 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 7 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 10 hits through 5.2 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. 

 

The Yankees enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 72-44 record overall and have a home record of 41-16. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .764 OPS. Nestor Cortes is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Domingo Germán is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 5 hits through 6 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

The current betting odds have the Yankees listed as a big favorite in this game. The Yankees have not been playing very well recently as they have been losing a lot of their games, including the series opener against the Rays here. The Rays have been winning a lot of games recently but their offense has not been good this season and that will get themselves into trouble here with this Yankees offense in this ballpark. The Yankees offense has not been good recently but a lot of their recent losses have come on the road and they have still been a very good team at home this season. They also have German starting here who had 1 bad start in his first start back from injury that kept him out over a year, and he has pitched very well in every start since allowing very few runs. Kluber is starting for the Rays and he has been good this season but also very inconsistent as he allows runs in a lot of his starts and with his offense hitting the way they have been recently, he may not get the run support he needs here if he starts allowing runs in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Yankees to win this game and bounce back at home.

 

Rays Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, August 17, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 6 Rays 1.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 61-53 (-5.4 Units) ML in all games. 26-31 (-10.2 Units) ML in road games. 21-15 UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher.

New York Yankees: 72-44 (+3.6 Units) ML in all games. 41-16 (+11.4 Units) ML in home games. 35-25 UNDER at home with a money line of -100 to -150.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) out for season - Hip. M. Zunino (C) out for season - Shoulder. W. Franco (SS) Early Sept - Wrist.

New York Yankees:  G. Stanton (DH) Late Aug - Achilles. H. Bader (CF) Late Aug - Foot. M. Carpenter (DH) Mid Oct - Foot.

 

 

 

"It was nice. I think Yarbs has pitched really well here as of late. He probably deserves a little bit better in the win-loss column, but he's contributing in a big way." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Yankees on Monday.

 

 

"Right now we gotta do better and it's hard right now. It's hard and we gotta find a way. We gotta keep digging ourselves out of this." - Aaron Boone after his team’s loss against the Rays on Monday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Brandon Lowe (L) DH

Randy Arozarena (R) RF

David Peralta (L) LF

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Jose Siri (R) CF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

 

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Aaron Judge (R) RF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Miguel Andujar (R) DH

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Jose Trevino (R) C

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Aaron Hicks (S) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.375)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (107)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (15)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (58)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (21)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (11)

Saves:  Colin Poche (7)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (126)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (46)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (100)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (15)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (11)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (17)

ERA:  David McKay (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)