MLB Prop Bets: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays – September 4, 2022

The New York Yankees (79-54) face the Tampa Bay Rays (74-57) at Tropicana Field on Sunday at 1:40pm (ET). Let’s take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Frankie Montas is the probable pitcher for the Yankees, while Shawn Armstrong is the probable pitcher for the Rays.

• The Yankees have a 61-68-4 O/U record this season (meaning 61 games have gone over the total runs line, 68 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Rays have a 60-60-11 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Yankees are averaging 4.9 runs per game this season (4th in the league). Comparatively, the Rays are averaging only 4.3 (17th).
• In the field, the Yankees are allowing only 3.5 runs per game this season (3rd in the league), while the Rays are allowing an average of 3.7 runs (6th).

Let’s take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

• Looking at their batting averages this season, the Yankees are at .238 (ranking 20th in the Major leagues), while the Rays are batting .242 (17th).

Home Runs

• In terms of total home runs this season, the Rays have hit 119 (22nd in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Yankees have managed 206 (1st).

Runs Batted In

• Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Yankees have recorded 621 RBIs to rank 4th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the Rays have recorded 532 RBIs to rank 19th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

• The Rays have an earned run average of 3.28 this season (3rd in the Majors), while The Yankees have an ERA of 3.34 (4th).

Strikeouts

• Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Yankees have recorded 1180 this season, ranking 7th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Rays rank 11th for total strikeouts, recording 1146.

Opponent Batting Average

• Opponents are batting an average of .231 against the Rays this season (5th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Yankees’ opponents are at .220 (3rd).

First Innings Moneyline

• Here are their first innings moneyline records in 2022.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Neutral	Last 10
Yankees	38-23-72	20-12-33	18-11-39	36-20-64	2-3-8	0-0-0	1-1-8
Rays	32-27-72	18-13-36	14-14-36	22-17-50	10-10-22	0-0-0	1-1-8

Lead After Three Innings

• Here are their records after the first three innings in 2022.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Neutral	Last 10
Yankees	56-41-36	29-18-18	27-23-18	54-35-31	2-6-5	0-0-0	2-2-6
Rays	52-33-46	30-15-22	22-18-24	38-23-28	14-10-18	0-0-0	6-1-3

NRFI/YRFI

• The NRFI is 70-63 in Yankees games this season. The Rays have a 71-60 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Rays recorded a 2-1 victory over the Yankees at Tropicana Field yesterday. Aaron Judge was unstoppable in that matchup, hitting a home run, a single and recording an RBI.