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The Tampa Bay Rays (74-57) have a 2-0 series lead and will attempt to sweep the New York Yankees (79-54) on Sunday at Tropicana Field. The Yankees are favored (-124) against the underdog Rays (+105) in the matchup, which begins at 1:40 PM ET. Frankie Montas starts for New York while Tampa Bay will counter with Shawn Armstrong.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Rays
- Game Day: Sunday, September 4, 2022
- Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yankees | -124 | 7 |
Yankees Stats & Trends
Yankees Batting
- The New York Yankees average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit a league-leading 206 home runs in total.
- The Yankees have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
- The Yankees rank fifth in the league with a .321 on-base percentage.
- The Yankees’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 17th in the league.
- The Yankees average 1.4 home runs per game when playing on the road this season (97 total in road outings).
- The Yankees are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game while slugging .412 away from home.
- On the road this season the team averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .241.
Yankees Key Batters
- Aaron Judge leads New York in OBP (.399), slugging percentage (.666) and total hits (141) this season.
- Judge is 14th in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and first in slugging among all qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Anthony Rizzo is hitting .225 with 19 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 55 walks.
- Rizzo ranks 129th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 17th in slugging in MLB.
- Rizzo enters this matchup looking to extend his three-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .231 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.
- DJ LeMahieu has collected 118 base hits, an OBP of .362 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.
- Gleyber Torres is batting .240 with a .289 OBP and 51 RBI for New York this season.
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays’ 119 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
- The Rays have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
- The Rays have an OBP of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Rays rank 18th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 67 home contests this season.
- They are slugging .388 in 67 home games this season.
- They are averaging 7.8 base hits per game and batting .241 as a team at home this season.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high .396 on-base percentage.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Diaz’s batting average ranks 24th, his on-base percentage is fifth, and he is 72nd in slugging.
- Randy Arozarena’s 128 hits and .452 slugging percentage both lead his team.
- Arozarena ranks 48th in batting average, 61st in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging percentage in MLB.
- Harold Ramirez is batting .328 with 20 doubles, five home runs and 16 walks.
- Isaac Paredes has 13 doubles, 18 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .222.
Yankees vs. Rays Probable Pitchers
| Montas | Armstrong | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | GS | 0 |
| 4-11 | W-L | 2-1 |
| 3.94 | ERA | 4.72 |
| 130.1 | IP | 47.2 |
| 35 | BB | 12 |
| 129 | SO | 52 |
