At Yankee Stadium on Friday, the New York Yankees (58-40) play the Tampa Bay Rays (48-48), fellow members of the AL East, at 7:05 PM ET.
The favored Yankees (-185 on the moneyline) play at home against the Rays (+155). The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole (2-1) for the New York Yankees, and Zach Eflin (5-6) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees lost 6-5 to the Orioles Friday, with Clay Holmes (2/3 of an inning without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out one) on the line for the loss. Trent Grisham went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Yankees offensively in the defeat.
Friday, the Rays took down the Guardians 2-0. Ryan Pepiot was the winning pitcher after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out four. Brandon Lowe paced the Rays’ offense, going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
Ahead of the Yankees vs. Rays matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:18 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-185, bet $185 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (+155, bet $100 to win $155)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, July 19, 2024
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Yankees stats and trends
Yankees betting records
- The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 74 times this season and won 42, or 56.8%, of those games.
- New York is 8-6 this season when entering a game favored by -185 or more on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 64.9% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
- Games involving New York have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 51 of 98 chances this season.
- The Yankees are 49-48-0 ATS in their 97 games with a spread this season.
Gerrit Cole (Yankees probable starter)
- Cole (2-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Yankees, his sixth of the season.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.
- In five games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 5.40, with 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .272 against him.
- Cole has one quality start under his belt this year.
- Cole enters the game with two outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has not had an appearance so far in which he did not allow at least one earned run.
- He will face a Rays offense that ranks 28th in the league with 376 runs while batting .236 as a squad. It has a collective .370 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 86 home runs (26th in MLB).
Yankees batting stats
- The Yankees rank second in Major League Baseball with 140 home runs.
- Hitters for New York have a combined .426 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- The Yankees rank 11th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
- New York leads MLB with 488 runs scored this season.
- The Yankees have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
- New York ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been victorious in 18, or 45%, of the 40 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Tampa Bay has been listed as an underdog of +155 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 39.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of its 96 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Rays have posted a record of 49-46-0 against the spread this season.
Zach Eflin (Rays probable starter)
- The Rays will send Eflin (5-6) to the mound for his 18th start of the season. He is 5-6 with a 3.99 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 99 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s last appearance was on Wednesday, July 10 against the New York Yankees, when he threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.99, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opponents have a .257 batting average against him.
- Eflin has six quality starts under his belt this year.
- Eflin will aim to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
- In three of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
- He will match up with a Yankees offense that ranks 11th in the league with 806 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .426 (fourth in the league) with 140 total home runs (second in MLB play).
- Eflin has a 0.69 ERA and a 0.615 WHIP against the Yankees this season in 13 innings pitched, allowing a .156 batting average over two appearances.
- The 30-year-old’s 3.99 ERA ranks 45th, 1.117 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 7.1 K/9 ranks 56th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays are fifth-worst in MLB action with 86 home runs.
- This season, Tampa Bay’s .370 slugging percentage ranks 25th in baseball.
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.236).
- Tampa Bay scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (376 total, 3.9 per game).
- The Rays are 15th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .311.
