Tampa Bay pays a visit to New York on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

Tampa Bay puts its faith in starter Matt Moore to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 10-10. Getting the ball for the Yankees is Hiroki Kuroda, who owns a 13-10 record on the season with a 3.17 ERA.



View Tampa Bay vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as +-130 moneyline underdogs in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 8.5 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 1 (Yankees) and the No. 4 (Rays) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Rays rank No. 13 in the American League at 7.9 hits per game. That compares with New York’s No. 7 ranking in that category.

Comparing defensive stats, Tampa Bay owns the American League's No. 3-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. New York, on the other hand, rates No. 4 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-3 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -103 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Rays were saddled with a loss last time out in James Shields' start, as they lost 5-3 against New York on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win are 1-9

A few Rays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
NY Yankees are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees' last 12 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Boston, Monday, September 17
NY Yankees home to Toronto, Tuesday, September 18