The pitching for tonight game will be Andy Pettitte the Yankees pitcher of fame who is 5-0 and with an ERA of 1.79. For the Rays they will start James Shields who is 4-1 with and ERA of 3.00.

The Rays are on a stretch of 20 games in 20 days and so far they are 1/3 thru that schedule, with 13 games left to play. The Rays pitcher Shield has 38 strikeouts over his last 4 games and has only walked 2 batters for the same period. He claims to have four major pitches that he can throw to either side of home plate so that can complicated things for the opponents if he uses them properly.

The Yankees of late are having problems with their line up due to injuries. That puts a lot of pressure on Ramiro Pena who is back up to several infield positions, and also is used on occasions as a catcher and in the outfield. I’m sure they are glad to have that guy sitting on the bench.

The Yankees normally would be favorites as they are at home and their record there is 13-5 so far this MLB season while the Rays on the road are a fantastic 16-4 thus far. These stats tend to give the Rays and the Yankees both a 45- 55 % for taking this game, so it’s a toss and will certainly show concern from MLB betting fans as well as movement for the MLB Odds in place.
The Rays and the Yankees Stats:
The Rays are: 29-11 SU
The Yankees are: 25-15 SU
The Rays lately are:
While playing on Thursday’s they are 3-7
Before they played Houston they were 2-4
After they played the Yankees they are 3-7
After their last win they are 8-2

The Yankees lately are:
While playing Thursday’s they are 7-3
Before they played the Mets they were 7-3
After they played the Rays they are 8-2
After their last loss they are 6-4
The Next Game is:
The Rays at the Astros, on Friday, May 21