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(MLB) NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay,
Money Line: 135.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: 135.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
The New York Yankees face the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of their best-of-five AL Division Series. New York swept the fourth-seeded Indians in two games in the wild card round. Tampa Bay swept eighth-seeded Toronto in two games in the wild card round. The Rays dominated the regular-season series, winning eight of the 10 matchups.
New York went on the road and took care of the Indians in two games. Their reward is now they have to face a team they struggled with during the regular season. The Yankees will look to get off on the right foot in this series by sending Gerrit Cole to the mound. Cole made twelve starts in the regular season, posting a 7-3 record with a 2.84 ERA, and a 0.959 WHIP. Against the Indians in the playoffs, he threw seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and 13 strikeouts. In his last three starts, he is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA, a 0.62 WHIP. In eight career starts against the Rays, he is 0-3 with a 4.07 ERA, a 1.286 WHIP.
Tampa Bay won the AL East crown and dominated the Yankees in the regular season. They will look to continue that dominance in the playoffs. The rays will look to draw first blood against Cole and the Yankees by sending Blake Snell to the mound. In eleven regular-season starts, he posted a 4-2 record with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. In his start against the Jays in the playoffs, he went 5.2 innings giving up just one hit with two walks and nine strikeouts. In his last three starts, he is 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP. In 18 starts against the Yankees in his career, he has posted a 4-6 record with a 4.31 ERA, a 1.435 WHIP.
The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight against a left-handed starter. The Rays have won eight of ten over the Yankees during the regular season. Cole is winless in his career against the rays and this season he is 0-1 with a 4.96 ERA, a 1.592 WHIP, six walks, and 27 strikeouts over 16.1 innings in three starts. The rays have owned the Yankees and Cole this season and it will continue today.
Play on Tampa Bay.
New York went on the road and took care of the Indians in two games. Their reward is now they have to face a team they struggled with during the regular season. The Yankees will look to get off on the right foot in this series by sending Gerrit Cole to the mound. Cole made twelve starts in the regular season, posting a 7-3 record with a 2.84 ERA, and a 0.959 WHIP. Against the Indians in the playoffs, he threw seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and 13 strikeouts. In his last three starts, he is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA, a 0.62 WHIP. In eight career starts against the Rays, he is 0-3 with a 4.07 ERA, a 1.286 WHIP.
Tampa Bay won the AL East crown and dominated the Yankees in the regular season. They will look to continue that dominance in the playoffs. The rays will look to draw first blood against Cole and the Yankees by sending Blake Snell to the mound. In eleven regular-season starts, he posted a 4-2 record with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. In his start against the Jays in the playoffs, he went 5.2 innings giving up just one hit with two walks and nine strikeouts. In his last three starts, he is 1-1 with a 2.20 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP. In 18 starts against the Yankees in his career, he has posted a 4-6 record with a 4.31 ERA, a 1.435 WHIP.
The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight against a left-handed starter. The Rays have won eight of ten over the Yankees during the regular season. Cole is winless in his career against the rays and this season he is 0-1 with a 4.96 ERA, a 1.592 WHIP, six walks, and 27 strikeouts over 16.1 innings in three starts. The rays have owned the Yankees and Cole this season and it will continue today.
Play on Tampa Bay.
