Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Yankee Stadium in The Bronx

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Smyly, D (0-0) vs. (R) Tanaka, M (2-1)

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the New York Yankees on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

The Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter. They are 4-0 in Smyly's last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record and 5-0 in Smyly's last 5 starts. The under is 4-0 in the Rays last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning record and 4-1 in their last 5 overall.

The Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter and 6-1 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning record. They are 8-3 in Tanaka's last 11 home starts and 16-6 in Tanaka's last 22 starts. The over is 9-0 in the Yankees last 9 during game 3 of a series and 9-1-1 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a winning record.

Head-to-head, the Rays are 12-5 in the last 17 meetings in New York and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 10-10-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Tampa Bay Rays is 0.1

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 13-6-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the New York Yankees is 1.2

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay Rays

04/28/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee "?" Tuesday vs. New York Yankees
04/23/15 2B Ryan Brett Shoulder 15-day DL (4/22)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 60-day DL (4/22), out for season
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist 60-day DL (4/7)
04/06/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jake McGee Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 SS Nick Franklin Oblique 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Alex Colome Pneumonia 15-day DL (3/27)

New York Yankees

04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf 15-day DL (4/1)
04/05/15 P Chris Capuano Quad 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 2B Jose Pirela Concussion 15-day DL (4/2)

Josh's Pick: Take New York

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