Rays vs Yankees Today: Picks, Predictions, Moneyline and Odds – Friday, May 5

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At Tropicana Field on Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays (26-6) play the New York Yankees (17-15), fellow members of the AL East, at 6:40 PM ET. The scheduled starters are Yonny Chirinos (1-0) for the Rays, and Jhony Brito (2-3) for the Yankees.

Oddsmakers have made the Rays a decent moneyline favorite (-193) at home over the Yankees (+159). The total in this contest is 8.5.

Rays vs. Yankees Odds

Run Line

Tampa Bay Rays (-1.5)

Moneyline

Rays (-193)

Total

8.5 Runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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When, Where, at What Time is Rays vs. Yankees

  • Game Day: Friday, May 5, 2023
  • Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSSUN
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Stadium: Tropicana Field

Rays Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Tyler Glasnow 15-Day Injured List Oblique
Pete Fairbanks 15-Day Injured List Forearm
Jeffrey Springs 60-Day Injured List Arm
Shawn Armstrong 60-Day Injured List Neck
Shane Baz 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Andrew Kittredge 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Josh Fleming Day-to-day Foot

Yankees Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Aaron Judge 10-Day Injured List Hip
Josh Donaldson 10-Day Injured List Hamstring
Giancarlo Stanton 10-Day Injured List Hamstring
Ben Rortvedt 10-Day Injured List Shouder
Carlos Rodón 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Luis Severino 15-Day Injured List Back
Jonathan Loaisiga 15-Day Injured List Elbow
Luis Gil 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Frankie Montás 60-Day Injured List Shoulder
Lou Trivino 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Scott Effross 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Tommy Kahnle 60-Day Injured List Bicep

Last Time Out: Rays and Yankees

The Rays knocked off the Pirates by a 3-2 score in their most recent game yesterday. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Zach Eflin picked up the win after throwing seven innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out 10.

Friday, the Yankees knocked off the Guardians 4-3. Albert Abreu was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one. Willie Calhoun led the Yankees’ offense, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

Betting Trends

Rays Betting Records and Team Stats

This season, the Rays have been favored 31 times and won 26, or 83.9%, of those games. Tampa Bay has a record of 11-1, a 91.7% win rate, when favored by -193 or more by oddsmakers this season. The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 65.9%. Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of their 32 games with a total this season. In 32 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 22-10-0 ATS.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Yandy Díaz 31 .327 (7) .432 (6) .606 (6) 6.4% (11) 13.6% (22) 14.4% (20)
Randy Arozarena 32 .325 (9) .391 (23) .590 (9) 6% (17) 22.6% (104) 8.3% (107)
Wander Franco 31 .298 (30) .370 (45) .545 (24) 4.5% (44) 15.7% (32) 9% (93)
Josh Lowe 28 .329 (-) .389 (-) .622 (-) 6.7% (-) 22.2% (-) 8.9% (-)
Harold Ramirez 28 .338 (-) .404 (-) .638 (-) 6.7% (-) 20.2% (-) 9% (-)

Yankees Betting Records and Team Stats

The Yankees have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win one time (14.3%) in those games. New York has played as an underdog of +159 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game. The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 38.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup. New York’s games have gone over the total in 10 of their 32 opportunities. The Yankees are 15-17-0 against the spread in their 32 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Gleyber Torres 31 .236 (121) .339 (76) .406 (96) 3.2% (78) 13.7% (24) 13.7% (28)
Anthony Rizzo 32 .289 (38) .374 (37) .465 (60) 3.8% (59) 19.8% (71) 8.4% (104)
Anthony Volpe 32 .221 (145) .325 (99) .356 (133) 2.5% (104) 28.3% (148) 13.3% (33)
DJ LeMahieu 32 .260 (82) .324 (104) .430 (79) 2.7% (101) 29.7% (155) 7.2% (126)
Jose Trevino 28 .246 (-) .279 (-) .415 (-) 4.4% (-) 14.7% (-) 4.4% (-)

Rays vs. Yankees Picks and Predictions

Our pick for Rays vs. Yankees sees the Rays (-193 on the moneyline) as the pick to win. As for the total, we recommend betting on the over on 8.5 runs.

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WRITTEN BY

Stacy Sailer

Stacy has been a baseball fan for as long as she can remember. She admits that she grew up as a spoiled Yankees fan in the late-90’s/early 2000’s, but has slowly evolved into a disgruntled Yankees fan due to their lone championship title in the last 21 seasons. She follows other sports, but her first love has always been baseball and loves getting to share her insight and knowledge with the Betsperts community.

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