New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Predictions Today | Best MLB Picks For 8/20/25
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New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays • August 20, 2025 • MLB Regular Season
⏱ First Pitch:
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 — 7:35 PM ET (Note: this is Wednesday, not Tuesday)
– Location:
George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida—serving as the Rays’ temporary home ballpark for the 2025 season due to damage at Tropicana Field caused by Hurricane Milton
– How to Watch:
Yankees (Away): YES Network (available to in-market viewers via cable/IPTV including DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Gotham Sports App, etc.)
Rays (Home): FanDuel Sports Sun for local coverage; out-of-market viewers can stream via MLB.tv or the Gotham Sports App/YES as applicable
– Betting Lines (Run Line & Total):
Run Line: Yankees favored at –1.5; Rays +1.5
Moneyline: Yankees –100; Rays –120 (Rays slightly favored)
Over/Under (Total): 8.5 runs
– Team & Venue Context:
The Rays are playing their home games this season at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, due to severe roof damage at Tropicana Field from Hurricane Milton. This relocation marks a unique chapter in MLB history and underscores cooperation between AL East rivals.
Steinbrenner Field is one of the largest spring training stadiums, seating approximately 11,000 fans, and has been upgraded with enhanced clubhouses and training facilities for the Rays’ use in 2025
– Team Twitter Hashtags:
New York Yankees: #Yankees, #PinstripePride (commonly used)
Tampa Bay Rays: #RaysUp, #RaysBaseball
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Don’t bet against Yankees today, they going crazy after yesterday
Athletics TT over 4.5 +100
This place is very risky. You said it yourself the Yankees can’t hit rasmeutan and that’s a fact.
The yanks are in great current form. The rays arent. Forget history. I wanna know what youve done recently. Rays arent backable as favorites.
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Thought his name was Gil , why you keep saying Heel?
I'm on a couple other teams tonight, but I'll be pulling for the Yanks for ya Stevie! GL bro.
Hey brother, where can you find out info about how many innings a pitcher will pitch?
Your website works like shit and you don’t even show up on the page was going to select your five dollar play today but couldn’t find you
Steve the Stud