New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Betting Preview | September 10

The Tampa Bay Rays (77-58) carry a four-game win streak into a home contest against the New York Yankees (83-55) on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET. The Yankees are favored (-114) to stop the underdog Rays’ (-105) streak. Jameson Taillon gets the starting nod for New York, and Corey Kluber is Tampa Bay’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Rays

• Game Day: Saturday, September 10, 2022
• Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees have hit a league-leading 214 home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
• The Yankees have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.237).
• The Yankees’ .322 on-base percentage ranks fifth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 16th in baseball.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per home game this season (117 total at home).
• The Yankees have a .432 slugging percentage and are averaging three extra-base hits per game at home.
• At home this season the team averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .235.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge leads New York in OBP (.408), slugging percentage (.684) and total hits (149) this season.
• Among qualified hitters in the majors, Judge ranks 10th in batting average, second in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Judge will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is batting .438 with two doubles, two home runs, eight walks and four RBI.
• Gleyber Torres has 22 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .237.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Torres is 109th in batting average, 126th in on-base percentage and 72nd in slugging percentage.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has collected 112 base hits, an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .336 this season.
• Kiner-Falefa has recorded a hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .333 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and six RBI.
• Giancarlo Stanton has 24 home runs, 64 RBI and a batting average of .213 this season.

Rays Stats & Trends

Rays Batting

• The Rays have hit 122 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
• The Rays’ .242 batting average ranks 16th in the league this season.
• The Rays have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
• The Rays rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
• In 65 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 57 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .378 in 65 road games this season.
• They are averaging 8.5 base hits per game and batting .244 on the road this season.

Rays Key Batters

• Yandy Diaz has racked up a team-best .397 on-base percentage.
• Including all the qualified players in the big leagues, Diaz’s batting average ranks 21st, his on-base percentage ranks fourth, and he is 70th in slugging.
• Randy Arozarena has 133 hits while slugging .461. Both pace his team.
• Including all qualifying hitters, Arozarena’s batting average places him 45th, his on-base percentage ranks 59th, and he is 35th in slugging.
• Harold Ramirez has 20 doubles, five home runs and 17 walks while hitting .323.
• David Peralta is hitting .255 with 28 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.

Yankees vs. Rays Probable Pitchers