New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/27/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, May 27, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  BSSUN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Yankees -115, Rays -105; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

New York Yankees:  31-13 (1st place, AL East)

Tampa Bay Rays:  26-17 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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New York Yankees:  6-4 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Yankees are coming into this game with a 31-13 record overall and they are 14-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Rays on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Nestor Cortes is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Jameson Taillon is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA this season. His team won 6 of their last 7 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 5 hits in 7 IP against the Chicago White Sox. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game with a 26-17 record overall and they are 15-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Miami Marlins 2-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Yankees on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Ryan Yarbrough is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Jeffrey Springs will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-1 with a 1.32 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 4 BB with 7 strikeouts on 1 hit in 5.2 innings played against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rays are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. The Rays are coming into this game off of a series sweep in their last series and they have been playing much better recently. They are consistently hitting the ball well in their games to score runs but their pitching has also been a lot better in their recent games as well. They are going up against a Yankees team that has been great all season but have not been playing well in this last week and have been losing quite a bit of games compared to how well they were playing prior to that. Springs is starting for the Rays here as well and he has been great this season but he will likely not pitch many innings and this will turn into a bullpen game for the Rays. He did go deep in his last start though without allowing any runs and has a good chance to do that again here but the Rays have also been a lot better with their bullpen recently and they have a big pitching advantage here over the Yankees as the pitching for the Yankees has started to slip up a bit. The Yankees have also struggled to beat the Rays over the last few seasons and they will be on the road here playing what has been their worst baseball of the season as they have been nothing but great in most of their games. This is a bad time for the Yankees to start slumping and the Rays will take advantage here. The best bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Yankees Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 27, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Yankees 2.

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New York Yankees: 160-114 (-11.8 Units) ML in all games. 74-60 (-8.9 Units) ML in road games. 9-1 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

Tampa Bay Rays: 178-111 (+38.8 Units) ML in all games. 93-48 (+19.6 Units) ML in home games. 14-9 UNDER in home games.

 

 

New York Yankees:  J. Donaldson (3B) Out indefinitely - Illness. G. Stanton (DH) Late June - Calf. D. LeMahieu (2B) Ques Thurs - Wrist.

Tampa Bay Rays:  L. Patino (SP) Mid June - Oblique. S. Baz (SP) Early June - Elbow. B. Lowe (2B) Mid June - Back.

 

 

 

"It's been a tough couple of days for us, just some people going down and things. Really excited to see those guys step in and play a key role and help us get another series victory." - Aaron Boone after his team’s win against the Orioles on Wednesday.

 

 

"Anytime you get three strikeouts, it"s a good inning, but I would rather have a nice relaxing 12-pitch inning than work for more punchouts." - J.P. Feyereisen after their win against the Marlins on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Aaron Hicks (S) CF

Aaron Judge (R) RF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Miguel Andujar (R) LF

Joey Gallo (L) DH

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Marwin Gonzalez (S) 3B

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Wander Franco (S) DH

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Manuel Margot (R) CF

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Mike Zunino (R) C

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Vidal Brujan (S) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (50)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (17)

RBI:  Giancarlo Stanton (35)

Stolen Bases:  Aaron Hicks (5)

Wins:  Clay Holmes (4)

Saves:  Aroldis Chapman (9)

ERA:  JP Sears (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Manuel Margot (.347)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (43)

Home Runs:  Kevin Kiermaier (6)

RBI:  Manuel Margot (21)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (7)

Wins:  Drew Rasmussen (5)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)