{"id":28832,"date":"2013-05-23T16:11:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T21:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=28832"},"modified":"2013-05-23T16:11:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T21:11:35","slug":"mlb-betting-odds-and-picks-new-york-yankees-vs-tampa-bay-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/mlb-betting-odds-and-picks-new-york-yankees-vs-tampa-bay-rays-28832\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting Odds and Picks: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees (28-18) and Tampa Bay Rays (24-22) will open up a three-game American League East series Friday night, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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New York Yankees OF Curtis Granderson has terrible numbers at Tropicana Field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York dropped its final two games of a three-game series to Baltimore, including a 6-3 setback as -116 road favorites Wednesday night, while pushing up against the betting total of 9.\u00a0 The Yankees will now head to Tropicana Field\u2014a place where they\u2019ve dropped their last nine series, which includes losing two of three games from April 22-24.\u00a0 Offensively, outfielder Curtis Granderson is a .197 career hitter at this ballpark, which happens to be his lowest mark at any AL venue.\u00a0 New York is 10-4 in its last 14 games following a loss.<\/p>\n

Yankees starting pitcher David Phelps (2-2, 3.83 ERA) has led the club to victories in four of his last five outings, including a 7-2 home win over the Toronto Blue Jays last time out, as he allowed a single run and six hits over seven frames.\u00a0 The right-hander is 0-1 with a 3.93 ERA in four road appearances (two starts), with opposing hitters batting .235 against him.\u00a0 In four career games (two starts) versus the Rays, Phelps hasn\u2019t earned a decision and has compiled a 0.87 ERA.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay returns home after a successful 4-2 road trip, but suffered a 4-3 defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays as -104 underdogs last time out, while going UNDER the total for the third time in four contests.\u00a0 The Rays have blow 28 leads after just 18 at this time lst year, but the bullpen remains confident.\u00a0 \u201cYou just have to keep going,\u201d commented Rays reliever Kyle Farnsworth.\u00a0 The team\u2019s relievers own a 4.80 ERA, which is the second-worst mark in all of baseball.\u00a0 Tampa Bay is 9-1 in its last 10 games versus right-handed starters.<\/p>\n

Rays starting pitcher Roberto Hernandez (2-4, 5.24 ERA) has led the team to back-to-back wins, but he didn\u2019t earn a decision in a 10-6 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles last time out, as he allowed five runs and eight hits over two innings of work.\u00a0 The right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA in four home starts, with opposing hitters batting .207 against him.\u00a0 In 11 career games (eight starts) versus the Yankees, Hernandez has tallied a dismal 1-5 record and 7.16 ERA.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Yankees due to their 4-0 record in Phelps\u2019 last four outings versus divisional foes.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out our Major League Baseball picks<\/a> all season long and get the most up-to-date betting odds at Bookmaker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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