New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Betting Preview | September 11

The New York Yankees (84-56) host the Tampa Bay Rays (78-59) at 1:35 PM ET on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are favored (-129) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Rays (+109). Domingo German starts for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Luis Patino.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Rays

• Game Day: Sunday, September 11, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit a league-best 217 home runs in total.
• The Yankees’ .239 batting average ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Yankees rank fifth in baseball with a .322 on-base percentage.
• The Yankees’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 16th in baseball.
• The Yankees average 1.7 homers per home game this season (119 total at home).
• The Yankees are slugging .434 with three extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .237 with 549 hits (7.7 per game) at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge leads New York with 154 hits and an OBP of .412, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .683.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Judge is seventh in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is first in slugging.
• Judge will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .471 with a double, a home run, seven walks and three RBI.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .238 with 22 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Torres’ batting average ranks him 105th, his on-base percentage 124th, and his slugging percentage 76th.
• Torres brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .271 with a .336 slugging percentage and 45 RBI this year.
• Kiner-Falefa takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .342 with a double, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Giancarlo Stanton has been key for New York with 72 hits, an OBP of .297 plus a slugging percentage of .458.

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 15th in the league this season.
• The Rays have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Rays rank 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 66 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .377 in away games this season with 188 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .243 with 8.5 base hits per contest.

Rays Key Batters

• Yandy Diaz has put up an on-base percentage of .401, a team-high for the Rays.
• Diaz is 16th in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and 67th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the big leagues.
• Diaz takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .385 with a double and three walks.
• Randy Arozarena paces his team with 136 hits and has a club-best .462 slugging percentage.
• Arozarena is 46th in batting average, 58th in on-base percentage and 34th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Harold Ramirez is batting .319 with 20 doubles, five home runs and 18 walks.
• David Peralta has 28 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .253.

Yankees vs. Rays Probable Pitchers