Saturday, April 19, 7:10 PM on YES, SUN

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

New York - Nova, I (2-1) vs. Tampa Bay - Archer, C (1-1)

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Tropicana Field will be home to an interesting matchup on Saturday night when the New York Yankees come to town to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees will send 27-year-old Ivan Nova to the mound to take on 25-year-old Chris Archer.

After a solid rookie season that saw Archer go 9-7 with a 3.22 ERA, he has gotten off to an up and down start this season. In his first 2 starts, he allowed just 2 earned runs in 13 innings, but in his most recent start against the Baltimore Orioles, allowed 7 earned runs in 5 innings. In his career against the current members of the Yankees, he has given up 15 hits in 40 at-bats. Brian Roberts has the lone home run against him, while Jacoby Ellsbury has gone 6-for-7 with 2 RBIs, 2 walks and a 1.889 OPS.

Nova is 2-1 this season with a 5.94 ERA. Much like Archer, Nova has had 2 solid starts allowing 4 earned runs in 13 innings, and 1 terrible start, allowing 7 earned runs in 3 2/3 innings. In his career against the division rival, Nova has been highly successful, limiting them to a .223 average. Evan Longoria has 2 home runs and a .286 average, while Yunel Escobar is batting .095, Matt Joyce is at .143 and Ben Zobrist at .238.

New York Betting Trends

New York is 6-10-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for New York is +0.5

Tampa Bay Betting Trends

Tampa Bay is 7-8-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Tampa Bay is -1.0

Injuries to Watch

New York

04/18/14 RF Carlos Beltran Shoulder questionable
04/15/14 C Francisco Cervelli Hamstring 60-day DL (4/13)
04/08/14 P David Robertson Groin 15-day DL (4/7)
04/05/14 1B Mark Teixeira Hamstring 15-day DL (4/5)
04/01/14 SS Brendan Ryan Back 15-day DL (3/22)

Tampa Bay

04/13/14 P Alex Cobb Oblique 15-day DL (4/13)
04/08/14 P Matt Moore Elbow 15-day DL (4/8), out for season
03/30/14 P Juan Oviedo Elbow 15-day DL (3/30)
03/30/14 2B Tim Beckham Knee 15-day DL (3/30)
03/28/14 P Jeremy Hellickson Elbow 15-day DL (3/30)

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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