The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees open a series tonight in Major League Baseball action, the game is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. start time where it will be televised live on MLB.tv. Currently the betting odds for the game have the Yankees favored to pick up the victory at home.

MLB Odds

NY Yankees -105, Tampa Bay Rays -103

Total: 8.5 runs

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are both below the .500 mark to start the season. The duo will play this weekend series in New York looking to get closer from out of the basement. The Yankees have won just three times at home, though, and they just looked pretty pedestrian against the Oakland As.

Tampa Bay is 2-3 in road games, but they are coming off a series where they took two out of three at Boston, including a 12-8 win yesterday where they beat up David Price.

Tonight C.C. Sabathia gets the ball for the Yankees, he’s 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA this season and the lefty needs a strong start here. Sabathia has given up three earned runs in each of his first two starts, but his game against the Tigers to open the season was much better than his most recent start, a loss against Seattle.

Current Rays are hitting .283 against him in 173 at bats; Evan Longoria has homered six times in 64 at bats. His numbers against Sabathia include a .375 average, he’s also walked 13 times.

The Rays will start Matt Moore, he’s been productive this season at 1-0 with a 2.95 ERA. Moore has thrown well in three starts this season, but most recently beat the White Sox for his first victory. Moore has minimal history against the Yankees, who are hitting .278 against him in 54 at bats.

Tampa Bay is playing well in road games, a good start from Moore tonight gets them a win.

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