On Tuesday, a battle of AL East rivals is on the docket, with the New York Yankees (67-57) visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (61-64) at 7:35 p.m. ET.
The Yankees are favored (-142 moneyline odds) when they take the field at the Rays (+119). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Carlos Rodon (12-7), and Shane Baz (8-9) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees won 8-4 over the Cardinals Sunday in their most recent game. Paul Goldschmidt went 3 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI to lead them offensively while Luke Weaver was picked up the victory after throwing 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
The Rays fell to the Giants 7-1 Sunday. Ryan Pepiot took the loss on the mound, throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out eight.
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New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Yankees (-142, bet $142 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (+119, bet $100 to win $119)Over/under: 8.5Yankees vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 19, 2025Game time: 7:35 p.m. ETLocation: Tampa, FloridaStadium: George M. Steinbrenner FieldTV channel: FDSSUN and YESLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Yankees stats and trendsYankees betting recordsThe Yankees have entered the game as favorites 104 times this season and won 58, or 55.8%, of those games.This season New York has won 45 of its 73 games, or 61.6%, when favored by at least -142 on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 58.7% chance to win.So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of 123 games with a total.In 123 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 53-70-0 ATS.Carlos Rodon (Yankees probable starter)Rodon gets the start for the Yankees, his 26th of the season. He is 12-7 with a 3.25 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 146 2/3 innings pitched.The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing just one hit.In 25 games this season, the 32-year-old has amassed a 3.25 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .186 to opposing batters.Rodon is looking to secure his 12th quality start of the season.Rodon will try to extend a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).He has had seven appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He meets a Rays offense that ranks 13th in the league with 556 runs while batting .250 as a unit. It has a collective .398 slugging percentage (16th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 137 home runs (16th in MLB).Rodon has pitched six innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out nine against the Rays this season.This season, the 32-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (3.25), 12th in WHIP (1.064), and 11th in K/9 (10.1) among qualifying pitchers.Yankees batting statsThe Yankees have hit 195 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.Fueled by 415 extra-base hits, New York leads MLB with a .446 slugging percentage this season.The Yankees have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.New York has scored 636 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.The Yankees are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .330.New York ranks 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been underdogs in 64 games this season and have come away with the win 26 times (40.6%) in those contests.This year, Tampa Bay has won 13 of 28 games when listed as at least +119 or worse on the moneyline.The Rays have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 51 of its 125 opportunities.The Rays are 56-69-0 against the spread in their 125 games that had a posted line this season.Shane Baz (Rays probable starter)Baz (8-9 with a 4.93 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 135 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 25th of the season.The righty’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Athletics, when he tossed seven innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.The 26-year-old has put up a 4.93 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .252 to his opponents.Baz has nine quality starts under his belt this year.Baz enters the game with 19 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 24 appearances this season.He will match up with a Yankees offense that ranks 14th in the league with 1049 total hits (on a .250 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .446 (first in the league) with 195 total home runs (first in MLB play).Head-to-head against the Yankees this season, Baz has pitched 3 1/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on four hits while striking out three.The 26-year-old’s 4.93 ERA ranks 52nd, 1.333 WHIP ranks 45th, and 9.3 K/9 ranks 20th among qualifying pitchers this season.Rays batting statsThe Rays average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with 137 total home runs.So far this season, Tampa Bay is 16th in the majors with a .398 slugging percentage.The Rays have the 10th-best batting average in the league (.250).Averaging 4.4 runs per game (556 total), Tampa Bay is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB.The Rays’ .313 on-base percentage is 19th in MLB.