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It’s the 78-72 New York Yankees versus the 64-86 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2nd game of a three game set in Tampa Bay, Florida tonight. The first pitch at Tropicana Field is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET.
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The Yankees won the first game of this series yesterday 5-3. In the game New York rookie sensation Gary Sanchez hit his 17th HR in only 42 games and the Yankees scored four runs in the 7th inning in the win.
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The Yankees snapped their five game losing streak in beating the Rays yesterday. That skid has hurt their playoff chances, big time, as they are now 8.5 games out of first place in the AL East and 3.5 games out of the 2nd AL Wild Card. New York ranks tied for 22nd in runs scored and 18th in team ERA.
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The Rays are in the basement of the AL East and they have lost three of their last four games including their last two. Tampa Bay ranks 21st in the Majors in runs scored and 16th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up
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<strong>New York: </strong>Masahiro Tanaka (13-4, 2.97 ERA)
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<strong>Tampa Bay:</strong> Alex Cobb (1-0, 3.06 ERA)
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Masahiro Tanaka goes for the Yankees tonight and in his last outing he gave up only one run in seven innings, but the bullpen let him down in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. New York had won his previous seven starts. Tanaka has given up one earned run in each of his last two starts. He has owned the Rays in his career going 5-0 facing them with an ERA of 2.42. In his last eight starts Tanaka is 6-0 with a 1.86 ERA. The Yankees have won their last seven games facing the Rays with Tanaka on the hill.
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Alex Cobb gets the starting call for the Rays and in his last outing he was solid only giving up one earned run in six innings in an 8-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He is making only his 4th start of the season after coming back from Tommy John surgery. The Rays have won two of Cobb’s three starts this season, but their only lost was against the Yankees where he went six innings and gave up three earned run. In Cobb’s career against the Yankees is he is 5-2 with a 2.13 ERA.
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Betting Angles
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The Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Rays.
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In the last 10 games between these teams the Over record is 8-2.
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This season the Rays are 35-41 at home and the Yankees are 34-41 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records
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<strong>New York Yankees:</strong> 78-72 SU / O/U 67-73 / Run Line W/L 74-76
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<strong>Tampa Bay Rays:</strong> 64-86 SU / O/U 74-68 / Run Line W/L 70-80
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New York at Tampa Bay Key Betting Trends
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NY is 1-5 in their last 6 overall.
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NY is 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
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NY has an Over record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 games.
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TB is 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
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TB is 1-4 in their last 5 home games.
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TB has an Over record of 30-12-1 in their last 44 games.
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Key Player Injuries
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<strong>YANKEES</strong>
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[CF] 09/20/2016 - Jacoby Ellsbury "?" Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay Rays ( Knee )
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[2B] 09/19/2016 - Starlin Castro out indefinitely ( Hamstring )
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[3B] 09/20/2016 - Chase Headley "?" Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay Rays ( Back )
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[P] 09/08/2016 - Chad Green 60-day DL (9/3) ( Elbow )
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[RF] 09/15/2016 - Aaron Judge expected to miss the rest of the regular season ( Oblique )
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[P] 08/13/2016 - Nathan Eovaldi 15-day DL (8/11) ( Elbow )
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[LF] 05/31/2016 - Dustin Ackley 60-day DL (5/29), out for season ( Shoulder )
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[1B] 03/31/2016 - Gregory Bird 60-day DL (3/25); out for season ( Shoulder )
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<strong>RAYS</strong>
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[RF] 09/20/2016 - Steven Souza out for season ( Hip )
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[1B] 09/17/2016 - Logan Morrison 60-day DL (9/16) ( Wrist )
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[SS] 09/07/2016 - Matt Duffy out for season ( Heel )
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[LF] 08/07/2016 - Desmond Jennings 15-day DL (8/3); out for season ( Knee )
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[P] 08/07/2016 - Enny Romero 15-day DL (8/4) ( Back )
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