The New York Yankees (61-66) will visit the Tampa Bay Rays (78-51), Friday at 6:40 PM ET, in a clash of AL East rivals. Zach Eflin (13-7) is the starter for the Rays, and Gerrit Cole (10-4) for the Yankees.
How to Live Stream Rays vs. Yankees
- Game Day: Friday, August 25, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV: MLB.tv
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Rays and Yankees Stats
- The Rays have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Rays have pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- The Rays have hit 189 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.
- Fueled by 427 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks fourth in MLB with a .450 slugging percentage this season.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
- New York has a 4.08 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Yankees average 1.4 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 176 total home runs .
- So far this season, New York is 19th in the majors, slugging .402.
Rays vs. Yankees Key Players
- The Rays best hitter so far this season is Yandy Diaz, who’s hitting at a team-leading .326 clip along with 16 homers and 65 RBI.
- Isaac Paredes has hit 26 home runs with 80 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
- Randy Arozarena has 13 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 64 walks while hitting .262.
- Gleyber Torres paces the Yankees with a .268 batting average.
- Aaron Judge been a consistent power bat this season, as he paces his team with 28 home runs and 55 RBI.
- Anthony Volpe is batting .214 with 15 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 43 walks.
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Rays vs. Yankees Betting Odds and Trends
Rays vs. Yankees Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Rays | -135 | +114 | 7.5 | -107 | -113 |
Rays vs. Yankees Betting Trends
- This season, the Rays have been favored 105 times and won 69, or 65.7%, of those games.
- The Rays are 56-23 this season when entering a game favored by -135 or more on the moneyline.
- The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 68 of their 129 games with a total this season.
- The Yankees have come away with 17 wins in the 46 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Yankees have been victorious 11 times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Yankees and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 59 of their 126 opportunities.