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A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when they battle the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Mike Mussina in this one. Righthander Mussina is 16-7 this season with a 3.41 ERA.
Mussina’s opponent in this one will be Matt Garza. The Rays righthander has a 3.53 ERA to go along with a 11-7 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-6 with four runs batted in, as the Yankees overpowered the Tigers 13-9 on Monday.
The Rays completed a three-game sweep on Sunday with a 10-4 win over the Orioles, as -240 favorites. The game’s 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Jason Bartlett was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and two RBIs for the Rays. James Shields threw seven innings for his 12th victory, allowing one run off six hits.
Current streak:
Team records:
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games on the road Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Next up:
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