The Tampa Bay Rays (62-53) and New York Yankees (72-45) wrap up a 3-game AL East showdown Wednesday. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: New York leads 7-5. Tampa Bay has taken the first 2 games of this series.
The Rays have won 4 straight games and have allowed just 4 combined runs along the way. Tampa Bay owns a 2.66 ERA over its last 8 games.
The slumping Yanks are 11 games under-.500 (11-22) since July 9. New York is 2-11 with a .625 OPS since Aug. 2.