Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field.
Righthander Chien-Ming Wang will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Wang is 0-1 this season with a 17.17 ERA.
It'll be ace Scott Kazmir toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Lefthander Kazmir is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees lost to Kansas City 6-4 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over\/under total (7.5).
Xavier Nady and Robinson Cano each drove in a run for the Yankees and Joba Chamberlain gave up three runs on five hits in six innings.
The Rays defeated Baltimore 11-3 as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over\/under total (9).
Carl Crawford and Ben Zobrist each drove in three runs for Tampa Bay, while James Shields pitched seven shutout innings in the win.
Team records:
New York: 3-3 SU
Tampa Bay: 3-3 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Tuesday, April 14<\/p>\n