New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/10/2024

Game Time: 6:50 pm ET, Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL 

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Rays -110; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Rays -110; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -110, Rays -110; Over/Under:  8 runs

New York Yankees:  55-37 (2nd place, AL East)

Tampa Bay Rays:  44-46 (4th place, AL East)

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New York Yankees:  3-7 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  4-6 last 10

The Yankees are entering this series off a loss and lost their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 55-37 record overall and have a road record of 30-18. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 4th in the MLB with a .756 OPS. Carlos Rodón is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Marcus Stroman is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 7-4 with a 3.58 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 5 ER, 3 HR, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 5 hits through 5 IP against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Rays are entering this series off a loss and got swept in their 3-game series against the Texas Rangers 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 44-46 record overall and have a home record of 23-25. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Wednesday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .679 OPS. Ryan Pepiot is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Zach Eflin is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 5-5 with a 4.19 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 3 strikeouts on 7 hits through 5 innings played against the Kansas City Royals.

The current betting odds have the Yankees listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Yankees have looked great in their games this season with their 55-37 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the AL East with one of the best records in the entire MLB, trailing right behind the Orioles in 1st place. They have also looked a lot better in their road games with their 30-18 road record. Meanwhile, the Rays haven't looked good in their games this season with their 44-46 record overall which has them near the bottom of the AL East. They haven't looked good in their own ballpark either, going 23-25 in their home games. Both of these teams have looked terrible lately with the Yankees being 3-7 and the Rays being 4-6 in their last 10 games, but the Yankees have been slightly better in their road games this year and have the better pitching matchup here. They are going with Stroman in this one and he is 7-4 with a 3.58 ERA. He did give up 5 earned runs in his last start, but the team has still won 2 of their last 3 games with him starting since he hasn't been giving up a ton of runs lately. Stroman will be looking to bounce back with a better performance in this one and this is a great opportunity against a division opponent who has also been struggling. The Rays will have Eflin on the mound here and he is 5-5 with a 4.19 ERA. He also gave up 5 earned runs in his last start and the team still won the game, but now their offense has completely cooled off since then and their bullpen has been equally as bad, giving up a ton of runs. The Yankees just lost a series over the weekend against their rival, the Red Sox, so this is a series they need to bounce back in and they won't waste an opportunity to beat up on the Rays since they are still chasing down the Orioles in 1st in a close race. The best way to place a bet here is on the Yankees to win this game. 

Yankees Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (6:50 pm ET start time) is Yankees 6 Rays 3.

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New York Yankees: 30-19 (+6.20 units) on the moneyline in their last 49 games. 34-25 (+14 units) on the runline in their last 59 games. 36-23 (+10.95 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 59 games. 

Tampa Bay Rays: 22-52 (-26.65 units) on the first 5 moneyline in their last 74 games. 27-42 (-24.35 units) on the first 5 runline in their last 69 games. 9-6 to the under in their last 15 games. 

New York Yankees:  G. Stanton (DH) - Hamstring. A. Rizzo (1B) - Wrist. C. Poteet (SP) - Tricep. I. Hamilton (RP) - Lat. C. Schmidt (SP) - Lat. J. Berti (SS) - Calf. N. Burdi (RP) - Hip. J. Loáisiga (RP) - Elbow. J. Brubaker (SP) - Elbow. L. Trivino (RP) - Elbow. S. Effross (RP) - Back.

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) - Toe. R. Lovelady (RP) - Forearm. J. Waguespack (RP) - Shoulder. J. Springs (SP) - Elbow. D. Rasmussen (SP) - Elbow. S. McClanahan (SP) - Forearm.

“He’s definitely a guy that has performed incredibly well. Obviously a great player and we’d like to do a better job against him.” - Aaron Boone after his team’s loss against the Red Sox in their game on Sunday.

“That’s not going to be enough. Their pitchers did a good job, but I’d like to think we can have some better at-bats and find ways to score runs.” - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Rangers in their game on Sunday.

B Rice (L) 1B

J Soto (L) RF

A Judge (R) DH

A Verdugo (L) LF

A Volpe (R) SS

A Wells (L) C

O Cabrera (S) 2B

T Grisham (L) CF

D LeMahieu (R) 3B

Y Díaz (R) 1B

B Lowe (L) 2B

I Paredes (R) 3B

J Lowe (L) RF

R Arozarena (R) DH

R Palacios (L) LF

J DeLuca (R) CF

B Rortvedt (L) C

J Caballero (R) SS

Batting Average:  Taylor Trammell (1.000)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (100)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (32)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (83)

Stolen Bases:  Anthony Volpe (15)

Wins:  Carlos Rodón (9)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (19)

ERA:  Jonathan Loáisiga (0.00)

Batting Average:  Amed Rosario (.297)

Hits:  Yandy Díaz (96)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (14)

RBI:  Isaac Paredes (47)

Stolen Bases:  José Caballero (24)

Wins:  Garrett Cleavinger (5)

Saves:  Pete Fairbanks (14)

ERA:  Edwin Uceta (0.77)

Managers:

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (7th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (10th season)