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Yankees vs Rays Predictions, Game Preview, Live Stream, Odds & Picks, June 20

New York Running Away in AL East

Will Yankees Continue Dominating?

These New York Yankees dominating their series against the Tampa Bay Rays last week. The Yankees came away with a sweep over the Rays, and although it doesn’t seem likely that’s going to happen again at Tampa Bay, New York in a position to figure out a way to do so.

This Yankees undoubtedly have been the best team in baseball and are 49-17. They have won nine of their last 10 games. Tampa Bay hasn’t been bad by any means at 36-30, but the Rays are slumping with three wins in the last 10.

Gerrit Cole is going to be on the mound for the New York Yankees while Shane McClanahan is going to be on the bump for Tampa Bay.

Let’s check the latest MLB picks, stats, injury reports, and MLB predictions for Yankees vs Rays. We’ve plenty of world series predictions for you to consider.

The start of the season for the New York Yankees has been nothing short of impressive. They have the best record in baseball by six games still and already have an 11-game lead in the AL East.

They’re going to be coming into this one after winning two of three against the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s not going to be an easy task for the Yankees to continue playing the way that they have throughout the first few months, but it doesn’t look like they’re going to be slowing down anytime soon.

With Cole getting the start here, the Yankees should feel confident about what they can accomplish in this one. He’s held hitters in the current Tampa Bay Rays lineup to a .250 batting average and has a strikeout percentage of 33.5.

Tampa Bay Needs to be Better

If the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to be the team that everybody was expecting them to be, it needs to be much better.

Already being 13 games behind the Yankees in the AL East, it would seem likely if Tampa Bay does end up in the playoffs via the wild card. As we previously noted, Tampa Bay hasn’t been bad, but the Yankees have just been that much better.

With McClanahan getting the start here, Tampa Bay needs to find a way to win this game. The last time that he faced the Yankees, New York scored four runs against him in six innings. However, only one of those was earned.

Yankees vs Rays Head-to-Head

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays have played seven times in 2022, with the Yankees holding a 5-2 series lead.

Yankees vs Rays Information

  • Game: Yankees (49-17) vs Rays (36-30)
  • Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Day/Time: Monday, 7:05 p.m. ET
  • Yankees vs Rays Live Stream: MLB.TV

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Yankees vs Rays Name Betting Lines

Team Handicap Moneyline Total Team Total
New York Yankees

G. Cole -R

-1½ +140 -126 6½-105o 3½-105o

3½-125u

Tampa Bay Rays

S. McClanahan -L

+1½ -160 +116 6½-115u 2½-130o

2½Evu

Yankees vs Rays Prediction

The MLB betting odds are going to the Yankees coming into this one as a favorite on the moneyline at -126, and considering how well they’ve played, it certainly makes sense.

The pick is going to be taking the Yankees to win this game outright. With the type of work that this team has put in this year and Cole on the mound, the Yankees are an automatic pick.

Cole is coming off an outing against Tampa Bay, where he threw six innings of shutout baseball and also struck out seven.

“The odds and predictions in the article are based on time of writing and publication. They may differ as to when the actual event takes place.”

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