Rays vs Yankees Odds & Picks (Sep. 10)

• The New York Yankees are -115 home favorites over the Tampa Bay Rays in an American League afternoon game set for Saturday, September 10
• New York is holding a 9-7 straight up edge over Tampa Bay in the season series between these AL East rivals
• However, the Rays are showing a 12-4 advantage over the Yankees against the runline – see who we like below

Perhaps no team in MLB enjoys their visits to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees (83-55, 48-21 home) more than the Tampa Bay Rays (77-58, 30-34 away). Over the past eight series at Yankee Stadium between the two teams, Tampa Bay is showing a 5-1-2 edge in series won.

The Yankees swept a three-game home series from the Rays in June. That was New York’s first Yankee Stadium verdict over Tampa Bay since July of 2019. However, Tampa Bay rebounded to take two of three at Yankee Stadium in mid-August.

Oddsmakers are leaning toward the AL East-leading Yankees to find a winning formula in this game. New York is set as a -115 favorite. The Yankees are 31-38 against the runline as a home favorite this season.

Rays vs Yankees Odds

Odds as of September 9 at Caesars Sportsbook. Get Caesars Sportsbook bonus code.

At moneyline odds of -115, the Yankees have an implied probability of victory of 53.49% in the MLB betting line. A successful $10 wager on New York would create a payout of $18.70.

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First pitch at Yankee Stadium is set for 1:05pm ET on Saturday, September 10. The weather forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies with 6 mph wind and a temperature of 85 degrees.

In the MLB Division odds, the betting line is displaying that New York is the chalk at -1250 in the AL East. Tampa Bay is at a betting line of +960 to win the AL East. The MLB pennant odds show the Yankees as the +190 second choice to capture the AL flag, while Tampa Bay is the fifth betting choice at +1400. In the World Series odds,  the Yankees are the +450 fourth choice and the Rays are the 10th pick at +3000. Review the new Barstool Sportsbook promo offer to get the latest deal, including a 1k risk-free bet.

Tampa Bay vs New York Probable Pitchers

This game is presenting a stellar pitching matchup. It’s one of only two games on Saturday’s slate featuring two hurlers both counting double digits under their names in the win column.

For the visiting Rays, two-time AL Cy Young winner and ex-Yankee right-hander Corey Kluber’s 10 wins are his most since he won a career-high 20 for Cleveland in 2018. He’s won each of his last three starts, posting a 1.89 ERA over that span.

Corey Kluber turns in his best outing of the season against the Yankees! pic.twitter.com/LTU5Y29JZ7

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) September 4, 2022

Kluber is leading the AL in bases on balls per nine innings (1.1). As well, his bases on balls percentage (3.1) is among the top 1% of MLB pitchers. His strikeouts/walks ratio of 6.78 is second in the AL.

Kluber is 1-1 with a 1.08 ERA in four starts this season against the Yankees. He’s 6-3 with a 2.08 ERA in 12 career starts facing them.

Kluber vs Taillon Stats

A Canadian in the Yankees’ starting rotation, right-hander Taillon is two wins shy of the career-high 14 victories he earned for Pittsburgh in 2018. He is just 3-3 since the start of July, though. He’s earned one win at Yankee Stadium since mid-June.

Jameson Taillon, Wicked 88mph Slider. 🤢 pic.twitter.com/8NRvjI3jLp

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 5, 2022

Taillon is tied for fourth among AL pitchers in home runs allowed with 23. He shares ninth in the AL with 64 earned runs allowed. Like Kluber, he’s a control freak. Taillon’s 4.3 bases on balls percentage is among the top 4% of MLB hurlers.

He worked eight innings of two-hit, shutout ball to beat the Rays 2-0 on May 27 at Tampa. Taillon is 2-2 with a 2.30 ERA in five career starts against the Rays.

Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers

For the Yankees, Marwin Gonzalez is 10-for-22. (.445) with two homers and eight RBI off of Kluber. Miguel Andjuar is 2-for-4 (.500) and Ronald Guzman is 1-for-3 (.333). Gleyber Torres has a homer and two RBI. Aaron Judge is batting .286 against Kluber, but is without a homer in 14 career at-bats against the Rays righty.

Marwin Gonzalez home run!!! pic.twitter.com/n5qkzQ9v1G

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 5, 2022

Tampa Bay’s David Peralta is 1-for-3 (.333) off of Taillon, with a homer and two RBI. Both Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe are 2-for-7 (.286). Diaz has driven in two runs.

Rays vs Yankees Prediction

Taillon shows a .733 win rate at Yankee Stadium (11-4) with a 3.49 ERA in 29 starts. Kluber is 5-4 there in 14 starts with a 2.38 ERA.

This series with the Rays should not have been this significant considering the huge lead the #Yankees had two months ago but here we are. If they lose 2 or get swept they are in big, big trouble.

— AnnMarieB (@Ann_In_AZ) September 9, 2022

The Yankees lost infielder DJ LeMahieu (inflamed toe) to the 10-day IL. They’ve also seen Tampa Bay shave their lead atop the AL East from 15.5 games on July 8 to 4.5 games entering play Friday.

A Tampa Bay sweep of this series and things could get dicey for the Bronx Bombers.

Pick: Tampa Bay Rays ML (-105)