Rays vs Yankees Prediction 8/20/25 MLB Picks Today

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays meet Wednesday in MLB action at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Here’s a Rays vs Yankees Prediction. This article will include a Rays vs Yankees Pick.

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The New York Yankees are 68-57 on the year and play the Red Sox, Nationals, and White Sox next. The New York Yankees are batting .251 on the season, have a .332 OBP, and a .452 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees pitching staff has a 4.01 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Aaron Judge leads the New York Yankees with 139 hits and 92 RBI, while Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt have combined for 236 hits and 116 RBI.

Cam Schlittler gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 1-2 with a 3.94 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Schlittler’s second career game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 61-65 on the year and play the Cardinals, Guardians, and Nationals next. The Tampa Bay Rays are batting .250 on the season, have a .313 OBP, and a .397 slugging percentage. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 133 hits and 71 RBI while Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda have combined for 233 hits and 139 RBI.

Drew Rasmussen gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. Rasmussen is 3-1 with a 0.85 ERA and 38 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.

Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win

• The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight road games against AL East opponents following a win.
• The Rays have won nine of their last 11 home games following a home loss.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in 11 of their last 12 road games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
• The Rays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight night games against AL East opponents following a loss.
• The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in nine of their last 12 road games against AL East opponents.
• The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four road games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Rays have lost each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have won each of their last nine Wednesday games against the Rays.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
• The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games against the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
• The Yankees have won the first inning in five of their last six games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
• The Yankees have led after 3 innings in each of their last six games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

• Brandon Lowe has hit a home run in each of the Rays’ last two games as favorites against AL opponents.
• Drew Rasmussen has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against the Yankees.
• Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rays’ last 11 games as favorites against the Yankees.
• Drew Rasmussen has recorded a win in each of his last three home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Taylor Walls has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances against the Yankees.
• Chandler Simpson ranks T3rd in the league in Steals (34) this season.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Aaron Judge has hit a home run in four of the Yankees’ last five road games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against AL East opponents.
• Amed Rosario has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Aaron Judge ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.333) this season.

Rays vs Yankees Prediction

You can make a case for the Rays with Rasmussen on the mound as he has a 2.60 ERA and 0.98 WHIP, but it looks like the Yankees have found their form while the Rays continue to be hit or miss. Schlittler has also gone five innings in his last three starts and has allowed a combined five runs in those frames. The Rays have the edge on the mound given the sample size, but it’s hard to step in front of the Yankees when they’re rolling. The Yanks are having a nice week. I’ll ride the hot hand on Wednesday night.