New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 17-15 Tampa Bay Rays play host to the 20-12 New York Yankees tonight in MLB action on the turf of Tropicana Field, May 11, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Tampa Bay -112/Yankees +102
O/U Total: 7

Pitching Matchup
C.C. Sabathia (L) W/L 0-5 WHIP 1.45 ERA 5.45
Alex Colome (R) W/L 2-0 WHIP 0.70 ERA 1.80

New York defeated Baltimore 6-2 yesterday to complete a 3-1 mini homestand. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games. Tampa Bay lost 2-1 to Texas on Sunday and are 2-2 on their current homestand. They are 4-3 in their last seven games.

The Yankees have a 5-1 edge in the season series and are 6-1 in the last 7 matchups between these AL East foes.

Sabathia was a 5-1 loser to Toronto last week, allowing 4 runs in 6.1 innings. He has only 2 Q starts on the season and the Yanks are 1-5 when he starts.

Colome was a 5-3 winner over Boston last week in his 2nd start of the season. He has gone 5 innings in each game and has allowed only 2 runs combined in those 2 starts.

No one in the NY lineup has more than 6 ABs vs. Colome but the right-hander has owned this lineup (2-18, .111 BA, 1 walk and no HRs or SBs).

Rays 3B Evan Longoria is 24-58 (.414) off of Sabathia with 6 HRs and 14 RBIs. 2B Logan Forsythe is hitting .444 with a homer and OF David DeJesus (.281) has had some success against the big left-hander as well.

New York at Tampa Bay Betting Trends

The Yankees are 17-6 straight up in their last 23 games.
The game total has gone under in 5 of New York’s last 7 road games.
The Rays are 7-2 straight up in their last 9 games at home.
The game total has gone under in 12 of Tampa Bay’s last 15 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games against the Yankee’s.

Injury Report

NEW YORK YANKEES
Chris Capuano P 15-Day Disabled List
Chris Martin P 15-Day Disabled List
Ivan Nova P 60-Day Disabled List
Gregorio Petit 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Brendan Ryan SS 15-Day Disabled List
Masahiro Tanaka P 15-Day Disabled List

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Jeff Beliveau P 60-Day Disabled List
Ryan Brett 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Alex Cobb P 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Franklin 2B 15-Day Disabled List
John Jaso DH 60-Day Disabled List
Desmond Jennings OF 15-Day Disabled List
Jake McGee P 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Moore P 60-Day Disabled List
C.J. Riefenhauser P 15-Day Disabled List
Burch Smith P 60-Day Disabled List
Drew Smyly P 15-Day Disabled List
Kirby Yates P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
New York Yankees: 50%
Tampa Bay: 50%

Free MLB Pick

The NY Yankees have taken five of the six games played this season including in that was a three-game sweep on this very same field. We’re going to fade the seasonal trend and suggest a play on the Rays. CC Sabathia is nowhere near the pitcher he was and the decline isn’t over a few games. The decline started in 2013 when his ERA rose to 4.78 followed by a 5.28 last season and a 5.45 earned run average this season. The Yankees who are off to a fantastic start are only 1-5 in the games Sabathia has started and 16-7 in the other games. Tampa Bay starter Alex Colome has two starts this getting the win in both going 10 innings with 2 runs allowed on 7 hits while striking out 10. He has three starts in his last five where he allowed zero runs including a 6 2/3 innings against the Yanks back in September.

Take the Tampa Bay Rays -112‏