The Yankees shut out the Rays in yesterday’s game and now they only trail Tampa Bay by 1\/2 game in the AL East. The Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Rays are only 4-6 in their last 10 games. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Yankee Stadium, New York, NY<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rays have a winning record against the Yankees this season, but they are facing Ivan Nova, who is 5-0 in his career facing Tampa Bay. MLB lines have the Yankees as the home favorite with a run total of 9.5.<\/p>\n In yesterday’s game between these 2 teams the Yankees beat the Rays 7-0.<\/p>\n This season the Rays have an O\/U record of 21-30 and a run-line W\/L record of 24-31 and the Yankees have an O\/U record of 22-31 with a run-line W\/L record of 27-27.<\/p>\n On the season the Rays are 12-13 on the road and the Yankees are 15-11 at home.<\/p>\n Alex Cobb (2-1, 3.71 ERA) takes the hill for the Rays tonight and his last outing was not a good one going 5 innings and giving up 4 earned runs in a loss to the White Sox. Nova (6-2, 5.60 ERA) goes for the Yankees and in his last start he gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings in a win against the Angels.<\/p>\n Nova does not have a good ERA, but he is getting almost 7 runs a game in support and that is one of the best in the Majors. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Cobb is 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 5 career road starts and tonight’s game will be his first start at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n The Rays offense only ranks 17th in the majors in runs scored and 26th in team batting average and their offense has been sputtering lately. They will need a good outing from Cobb tonight.<\/p>\n The Rays made 3 errors in last night’s loss and they have one of the worst defenses in the Majors. They cannot make mistakes and give the Yankees base runners tonight.<\/p>\n Curtis Granderson ranks 3rd in the AL in HR and he has hit 2 long balls in his last 7 games.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this AL East game the Rays are 5-2 in their last 7 road games, 2-5 in their last 7 overall, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.<\/p>\n The Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 overall, 7-1 in their last 8 games as a favorite, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7:05 PM EST Wednesday, June 6, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Rays +136 \/ Yankees -145 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 9.5 runs<\/strong><\/p>\n