{"id":5035,"date":"2009-07-28T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/yankees-rays-lines-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-07-28T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T14:01:00","slug":"yankees-rays-lines-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/yankees-rays-lines-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees-Rays Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Tropicana Field. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ace lefthander CC<\/st2:GivenName> Sabathia<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Sabathia is 10-6 this season with a 3.67 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
It’ll be ace Scott<\/st2:GivenName> Kazmir<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> toeing the rubber for the Rays<\/st2:Sn> in this contest. Lefthander<\/st2:GivenName> Kazmir<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 4-6 with a 6.69 ERA so far this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Rays<\/st2:Sn>, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Nick<\/st2:GivenName> Swisher<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> was 2-for-5 with two homers and three runs batted in, as the Yankees dumped the Rays<\/st2:Sn> 11-4 on Monday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> cashed as -115 road favorites as the game played OVER the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Johnny<\/st2:GivenName> Damon<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> hit a three-run shot for the Yankees, while A.J.<\/st2:GivenName> Burnett<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> held the Rays<\/st2:Sn> to no earned runs over seven innings to earn the win for New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Pat<\/st2:GivenName> Burrell<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> had a solo dinger for Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>, as James Shields was tagged for five runs over 5 1-3 innings to take the defeat for the Rays<\/st2:Sn>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has won 2 straight games.
Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> has lost 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 61-38 SU
Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>: 54-46 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After a loss are 4-6<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’s last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay’s last 15 games when playing NY Yankees<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, July 29<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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