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Led by Aaron Judge (two-game homer streak), the New York Yankees (25-14) are favorites versus the Tampa Bay Rays (19-19) Friday at 6:50 PM ET. Bookmakers have named the Yankees as -131 favorites for the game, which airs on YES.
Clarke Schmidt will get the ball for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.
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The Yankees have won 18 of the 27 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
New York has gone 12-6 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -131 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
This season, the Rays have been the underdog nine times and won five of those games.
This season, Tampa Bay has been at least a +109 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
The Yankees have had an over/under set by bookmakers 39 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 16 of those games (16-21-2).
So far this season, the Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 21 of their 38 games with a total.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees score the sixth-most runs in baseball (188 total, 4.8 per game).
New York is third-best in baseball with 51 total home runs.
The Yankees have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.249).
New York’s 7.8 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the majors.
The Yankees pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
New York has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.00).
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 19th in the majors with 154 total runs scored this season.
Tampa Bay has hit 31 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the majors.
The Rays have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay ranks 21st with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
The Rays average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the big leagues.
Tampa Bay has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.42) in the majors this season.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
The Yankees are sending Schmidt (3-1) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 3-1 with a 3.50 ERA and 41 strikeouts through 36 2/3 innings pitched.
Juan Soto leads New York in home runs with nine, runs batted in with 33 and his batting average of .333 is also best on his team.
Judge’s nine home runs are most among New York batters. He’s driven in 25 runs this season while slugging .493.
Alex Verdugo has 33 hits this season and a slash line of .258/.347/.422.
Anthony Volpe has 38 hits and an OBP of .349 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays will send out Bradley for his first start of the season.
Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with eight home runs and 20 runs batted in.
Jose Caballero is hitting .254 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven walks.
Amed Rosario leads the Rays with a .301 batting average.
Yandy Diaz is hitting .228 with six doubles, a home run and 11 walks.
Yankees and Rays Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Foot), Oswald Peraza: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jasson DomÃnguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Scott Effross: 60 Day IL (Back)
Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Chris Devenski: 15 Day IL (Knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Nerve), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jacob Waguespack: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15 Day IL (Leg), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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