Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction: Tampa Bay are the better side

On Saturday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Tropicana Field, featuring a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. This will be the second video game in a trilogy consisting of three total entries. The Rays were able to pull out a victory in the series opener on Friday.

On the Tampa Bay side, they faced up against the Pirates in their most recent series and ended up sweeping them by winning all three games. On Friday, the Rays came out on top despite the fact that the Yankees had more hits, eight to seven. Yonny Chirinos took the starting role and pitched 5.1 innings, during which he allowed three earned runs, three hits, and four walks. The Rays have a record of 38-15 over their last 53 games played on grass and a record of 43-15 over their last 58 games played at home. In their last 26 games against right-handed starters, Tampa Bay has a record of 20-6.

This week, the Yankees competed against the Guardians and emerged victorious in two of the three games in the series. On Friday night against the Rays, New York battled back from a 4-0 hole to tie the game but ultimately fell short and lost 5-4. Jhony Brito, the starter, went four innings and allowed four earned runs on six hits while walking one batter. The Yankees have a record of 74-35 in their past 109 games played in game two of a series, and they have a record of 14-6 in their last 20 games played against teams from the AL East. In the last four Saturday games played by New York, the total score has been under each time.

Given their recent string of victories, we will put our money on the Tampa Bay Rays in this contest. There is a good chance that the visiting Yankees will likewise give their best effort in an effort to win, so, we should still bet on the over.