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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 5/31/2021

Tampa Bay Rays (34-20) vs. New York Yankees (29-24)
May 31, 2021 1:05 pm EDT
The Line: New York Yankees -120 / Tampa Bay Rays +110; Over/Under: +9
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The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. 

The Tampa Bay Rays look for a win after winning 15 of their last 16 games. The Rays have scored 18 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The Rays haven’t lost a game when scoring four or more runs since April 21. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 51 hits and 26 RBI while Joey Wendle and Yandy Diaz have combined for 91 hits and 41 RBI. Rich Hill gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season. Hill is 3-2 with a 4.05 ERA and 42 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees need a win after losing five of their last six games. The Yankees have scored five runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last six games. The Yankees have lost seven of their last 10 games when scoring three or less runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 53 hits and 29 RBI while DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres have combined for 94 hits and 33 RBI. Jameson Taillon gets the ball, and he is 1-3 with a 5.06 ERA and 50 strikeouts this season. Taillon is 1-1 with a 3.27 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.

The Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series and 5-0 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Yankees are 92-40 in their last 132 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 11-3 in Rays last 14 overall. The under is 10-1 in Yankees last 11 overall. The Rays are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in New York and 19-7 in the last 26 meetings.

The New York Yankees should break out of their recent offensive slump sooner than later and they’re almost always going to be favored at home. However, Jameson Taillon isn’t a pitcher I’m running to the window to back in the favorite role. I’m also not looking to fade or turn down plus money with a team that’s lost just once since May 13. The Tampa Bay Rays are simply on fire right now. I’ll keep riding the hot hand, especially with these favorable prices.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Tampa Bay Rays +110

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