New York Yankees (32-13) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (26-18)
May 27, 2022 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Rays +100 / New York Yankees -120; Over/Under: -7.5
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The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays meet in an AL East division matchup in MLB action from Tropicana Field on Friday night.
The New York Yankees will look to build on their series-opening 7-2 win over the Rays from Thursday. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 17 home runs and 36 RBIs along with 51 hits and a .313 batting average in addition to 9 doubles while Giancarlo Stanton has 43 hits with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs. DJ LeMahieu and Anthony Rizzo also each have a team-high 9 doubles so far this season. Jameson Taillon will start here and is 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season.
The Tampa Bay Rays will try to bounce back from their loss to the Yankees on Thursday in the opener. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 44 hits along with 4 home runs and 17 RBIs as well as a .268 batting average while Franco has 11 doubles and Randy Arozarena also has 43 hits and a team-high 12 doubles and Brandon Lowe has a pair of triples. Manuel Margot has a team-high 22 RBIs and a .354 batting average of his own and the aforementioned Lowe also has 5 home runs this season. Kevin Kiermaier has a team-high 6 home runs of his own while Yandy Diaz has a .268 batting average as well on the year. Jeffrey Springs will start this one and is 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season.
New York is 12-3 in their last 15 division games and 44-16 in their last 60 game two matchups while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games against a left-handed starter. Tampa Bay is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall and 61-27 in their last 88 home games while the under is 8-2-2 in their last 12 division games.
I get the case for either side here, but I’m looking at the under here. We were headed for an under in Thursday’s matchup before some late-inning shenanigans pushed the total over the number but with two solid arms here in Taillon and Springs, I think we could have a bit of a battle on our hands. I don’t expect there to be many runs scored as I think this is a first to 4 wins kind of scenario so give me the under here.
