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It’s the 4-4 Tampa Bay Rays versus the 5-4 Tampa Bay Rays in the 3rd game of a three-game set in Yankee Stadium New York, New York tonight. The first pitch at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 7:07 PM ET. The Yankees are a -125 moneyline favorite on the MLB betting board with the consensus O/U line listed at 8.5 runs.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday the Yankees beat the Rays 8-4 even though they were out-hit in the game 9-8. The Yankees had three players that had two hits and they scored all of their runs in innings 5-7.
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This season the Rays rank 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 11th in team ERA.
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The Yankees rank 10th in the Majors in runs scored and 9th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Tampa Bay: Matt Andriese (0-0, 9.00 ERA)<br />
New York: Luis Severino (0-0, 7.20 ERA)
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Matt Andriese gets the starting nod for the Rays in this season finale and in his first start of the season he was not very sharp in a no decision where he gave up four earned runs in four innings in a 10-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He struggled in the 2nd half of last season where he only went 2-6 and had an ERA of 6.03. Andriese had an ERA of 6.00 in going 1-1 facing New York last season. The Rays have taken the loss in nine of his last13 starts.
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Luis Severino gets the nod for the Yankees tonight and he also took a no decision in his first start of the season going five innings and giving up four runs in a 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. New York has lost 11 of his last 13 starts overall and have dropped five of their last six games at home when he has gotten the call. On top of that New York has lost seven of his last nine outings facing a team with a winning record. However, Severino has had some success in Tampa Bay in his career (7 appearances 3 starts) going 3-1 with a decent ERA of 3.47.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Yankees have won four of their last five home games against the Rays.
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In the last 16 games between these teams the Over record is 11-5.
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In the last 9 games between these teams in New York the Over record is 7-2.
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This season the Yankees are 2-0 at home and the Rays are 0-2 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Tampa Bay Rays : 5-4 SU / O/U 5-4 / Run Line W/L 4-5<br />
New York Yankees: 4-4 SU / O/U 6-2 / Run Line W/L 6-2
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Tampa Bay at New York Key Betting Trends<br />
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TB is 7-3 in their last 10 overall
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TB is 17-35 in their last 52 road games
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TB has an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter
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NYY is 5-2 in their last 7 home games
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NYY is 2-6 in their last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter
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NYY has an Over record od 4-0 in their last 4 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>RAYS</b><br />
[LF] 04/01/2017 - Colby Rasmus 10-day DL (4/1) ( Hip )<br />
[SS] 04/12/2017 - Brad Miller "?" Thursday vs. New York Yankees ( Undisclosed )<br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - Brad Boxberge 10-day DL (4/1) ( Arm )<br />
[3B] 04/01/2017 - Matt Duffy 10-day DL (4/1) ( Heel )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Nathan Eovaldi 60-day DL (3/8) ( Elbow )<br />
[C] 04/01/2017 - Wilson Ramos 60-day DL (4/1) ( Knee )
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<b>YANKEES</b><br />
[1B] 04/12/2017 - Greg Bird "?" Thursday vs. Tampa Bay Rays ( Ankle )<br />
[C] 04/09/2017 - Gary Sanchez 10-day DL (4/9) ( Bicep )<br />
[1B] 04/02/2017 - Tyler Austin 60-day DL (4/2) ( Ankle )<br />
[SS] 04/02/2017 - Didi Gregorius 10-day DL (03/30) ( Shoulder )
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