Tampa Bay at NY Yankees MLB Lines & TV Info

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will play their third and final game of the series on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees blew out the Rays in the opener; 8-1. Tampa Bay is 5-3 on the season, and second in the American League East. Tampa Bay beat the Yankees 2 out of 3 to start the season. The New York Yankees cone into the game with a 3-4 record. The Yankees missed the postseason last year, but added several young studs to their roster. The Yankees are in 4th place in the American League East. New York is -128 over the Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB odds on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees MLB Lines & TV Info

A note on #Yankees starting pitcher @Gumbynation34 (Montgomery) and catcher @the_higster (Higashioka) making their first Major League starts pic.twitter.com/mhX3rnhjch

— Yankees PR Dept. (@YankeesPR) April 12, 2017

When: Thursday, April 13, 2017; 6:05pm CT Where: Yankee Stadium; Bronx, NY TV: MLBN, Fox Sports Sun, YES Radio: Tampa Bay / New York Stream Option: MLB.tv MLB Odds: New York Yankees -128

Why Bet on New York Yankees?

The New York Yankees are going to send their youngster to the mound in this game. Luis Severino, who is just 23 years old will make the start. He did not receive a decision in his first start of the season. The 6’2 righthander from the Dominican Republic struck out 6 in 5 innings. The Yankees beat the Orioles to wrap up the three game series, and then started this season with a win. In those two games, the Yankees scored 15 runs. The Yankees top offensive threat this season has been Chase Headley, with a .375 batting average, with 2 homeruns. Ronald Torreyes has started hot, leading the team with 8 runs batted in.

Why Bet on Tampa Bay Rays?

The Tampa Bay Rays have started hot, and are a contender at the top of the American League East to start the season. The Rays have scored 34 runs in their first 7 games, which is 7th in the league. The offense for Tampa Bay has seen Logan Morrison blast two homeruns, while Steven Souza Jr. has a .370 batting average. The Rays will counter with Matt Andriese on the mound. Andriese is making his second start of the season. Much like Severino, he did not receive a decision in his first start. He threw just 4 innings, allowing 7 hits and 5 runs. The 27 year old came into the season with an 11-13 career record.

Betting Score & Prediction

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are going to know each other very well this season, like they do for many seasons. Both of these teams are likely not going to contend to win the American League East, but both teams can certainly play spoiler. In this game, the bullpens are going to make the result. Look for the New York Yankees to score late off the Tampa Bay bullpen, and come away with the win in this game. New York is pretty banged up, but they are our pick to win. The final bet for this game is the New York Yankees -128 over the Tampa Bay Rays in an American League East battle on Thursday.