PREMIUM
AL East Game of the Month MLB 10*
(MLB) NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay,
Money Line: -116.00 NY Yankees (Away)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -116.00 NY Yankees (Away)
Result: Loss
#961 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* NY Yankees -115 over Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday at 1:40 PM ET - We will go action on the pitchers here because the Rays have Javy Guerra listed as a starter but he is just an opener and Josh Fleming is expected to get the bulk of the work. That being said, perhaps Tampa Bay changes their mind and uses Fleming as a starter and Guerra comes in later. That is why we select action here and we look for the Yankees to pick up another win after rallying for the 3-2 win yesterday. The Yankees are expected to start Gerrit Cole here. He has been absolutely dominant this season with a 5-0 record and a 1.35 ERA. This will be his first start against the Rays this season but last year he had a 1.07 ERA in his 4 starts against Tampa Bay. Cole allowed just 13 hits in 25 innings while striking out 35 in those 4 outings versus Tampa. Look for more dominance today and the key here is that whoever the Yankees have on the mound is likely to get plenty of run support today too. Guerra has struggled with command of his pitches and is walking too many batter again this season just like last season. Fleming suffered a foot contusion in most recent outing. He is expected to be ready here but he struggled with too many walks in 2 of his last 4 starts. He has been a little "off" at times this season and remember he had a 6.43 ERA last season and a 5.09 ERA the year before that. We are not sold on Fleming and we expect the Yankees to build momentum here after the key win yesterday. Tampa Bay has been great this season but there are not many times you are going to be able to bet the Yankees with Cole on the mound (particularly when he is rolling like this!) at a -120 price. The point is that we get line value here because of the Rays ultra strong start to this season. Keep in mind, New York has won 11 of 15 day games this season and the Rays, though certainly still hot overall, have lost 3 of last 7 games at home. Yankees get the win this afternoon.