New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction and Betting Odds June 14
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview
WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays betting preview for Tuesday, June 14. The Yankees sit with the MLB’s best record of 44-16 while the Rays are 3rd in the AL East at 35-25.
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| Tuesday, June 14 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Moneyline: | New York Yankees -210 vs Tampa Bay Rays +190 |
| Runline: | Yankees -1.5 (-105) / Rays +1.5 (-115) |
| Total: | 8 Runs (Over +100 / Under -120) |
| Game Time: | 7:05pm ET / 4:05pm PT |
| Where: | Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY |
| Weather: | 80 Degrees / Clear |
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Analysis
The Tampa Bay Rays travel to the Big Apple for a three game A.L. East showdown with the Bronx Bombers at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees easily swept the Chicago Cubs in a three game home set this weekend. Meanwhile the Rays salvaged the final game of a three game series 6-0 in Minnesota against the Twins.
Gerrit Cole will hope to put a horrendous outing behind him on Tuesday night, while the veteran righty Corey Kluber will get the nod for Tampa Bay. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM EST/4:05 PST.
Can Cole Bounce Back?
The New York Yankees have now won 11 of their last 12 games, improving their league best record to 44-16. They are coming off a tremendous 18-4 victory in a three game series where they outscored the Chicago Cubs 28-5.
Catcher Kyle Higashioka and third baseman Matt Carpenter each hit two dingers in the offensive onslaught. Jameson Taillon did his job with five innings of three run baseball, while two bullpen arms handled the final four innings.
The pinstripes offensive attack ranks top five if not top ten in almost any offensive category imaginable. This will be an interesting outing for Yankee ace Gerrit Cole after getting crushed in his last start against the Minnesota Twins.
Cole only lasted 2.1 innings while allowing 7 earned runs on 8 hits including 5 blasts. Still, Cole is 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 84 strikeouts and only 17 walks across 67 innings of work.
Rays Look To Gain Ground
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off a series where they lost two of three games, resulting in a 35-25 record that puts them in 3rd place in the American League East.
They salvaged the final game of the series with a 6-0 shutout victory. Jeffrey Springs tossed 5.1 scoreless innings and four relievers kept the Twins off the board to close out the game. Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier went 2 for 4 with a solo blast and two RBI.
The Tampa offense ranks 20th in runs scored and only 24th in batting average and 23rd in slugging percentage.
The 36 year-old right hander Corey Kluber gets the nod for the Rays on Tuesday night. He is 3-2 with a 3.88 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Kluber has struck out 51 while walking only 9 in 55.2 innings pitched.
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction
The New York Yankees are heavily favored by -235 on the money line, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at +190 with a total of 8. These teams split a four game series in Tampa Bay at the end of May.
Both teams have amazing bullpens as the Yanks rank 2nd with a 2.87 ERA, while the Rays rank 6th with a 3.05. Kluber was able to stifle the Yankee bats in his last outing with six innings of one run baseball.
Cole is coming off his worst outing of his season hands down and you have to wonder what his issue was and will it hamper him again.
This seems like a much more important game for the Rays compared to the Yankees. This isn’t my favorite game on the board today, but I’m going to take a shot with a small play on the Rays +190 money line.
Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline +190
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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