Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/18/24, 3:22 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/18/24 at 11:52 PM in MLB Picks

Aaron Boone's Yankees arrived in need of a break to the All-Star Game, the streak where they lost 7 series in 8 starting on June 14 ended with good news when they were able to win the series against the Orioles at Carmen Yards. Even so, the Orioles took the first position in the American Eastern Division from them and the Yankees lost the last of the series in an especially painful way when Holmes could not save the game and thanks to errors they allowed 3 runs to give the victory to the Orioles. .

Rays, for their part, finished with a record of 48-48, 27-27 at home and 21-21 away. Yankees are the team they face the most in 2024 with 9 games, against whom they won 4 and lost 5. In June, the Rays achieved their highest number of HRs and which led to their best month and many games won. They gave 30 hours and this will then be a goal to maintain for the remaining months. Despite having raised their numbers, they are still the 4th team with the fewest HRs in the MLB with 86.

The Yankees' HR production held up well despite the losing streak. Judge leads the MLB with 34, Soto is 6th best with 23 and unlikely rookie Rice has hit 6 so far in July.