Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees 9/2/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays meet Friday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. The New York Yankees need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games. The Tampa Bay Rays look for a win after winning 10 of their last 13 games.

The New York Yankees have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Yankees have lost 4 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 139 hits and 113 RBI, while DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres have combined for 222 hits and 97 RBI. Domingo German gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. German is 3-1 with a 6.32 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 21 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Rays have won 6 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 127 hits and 70 RBI, while Yandy Diaz and Harold Ramirez have combined for 218 hits and 96 RBI. Jeffrey Springs gets the ball, and he is 6-4 with a 2.76 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Springs is 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.

The Yankees are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The Rays are 88-41 in their last 129 home games and 9-2 in their last 11 overall. The under is 18-7-1 in Yankees last 26 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Rays last 8 overall.

Domingo German is coming off a terrific August, but he’s also pitched just 42.1 innings this season, and we should still be feeling him out. Jeffrey Springs has been consistent all year, and he’s been his best at home, where he has a 2.18 ERA and .219 allowed batting average. The Yankees are back in one of their funks, while the Tampa Bay Rays are playing their best ball of the season. I can only side with the Rays and the cheap price, here at home.