Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
Free Pick: Over 9 Runs -110 odds
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The Rays beat up the Yankees in the Bronx on Wednesday night. They’ll try to do it again tonight behind James Shields. Unfortunately, the Yankees have great numbers against the Rays righty. Shields is a dismal 1-7 with a 5.77 ERA in 10 career starts against New York. Derek Jeter (12-33), Robinson Cano (12-26), and Marcus Thames (2-5) have the best numbers against him. The Yankees are averaging almost six runs per game and are hitting .300 at home this season. They are smacking out 6.5 runs per game against teams in their division as well.

Andy Pettitte gets the start for the Yankees. He has yet to pick up a loss this season despite dealing with injury. He’s given up five runs over his last 17.3 innings of work. The lefty is 16-5 against the Rays with a 3.88 ERA. But each of his last three outings against Tampa Bay has been difficult; he has allowed 13 runs and 20 hits over his last 16.3 innings pitched. Carl Crawford (12-39), Carlos Pena (11-35), Gabe Kapler (7-25), Jason Bartlett (7-18), Dioner Navarro (5-17), Ben Zobrist (4-12), and Sean Rodriguez (1-2) all hit Pettitte well. As a team, the Rays are averaging almost six runs per game on the road this season. This game has all the makings of a high-scoring slugfest so we’ll recommend a play on the Over.

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