New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-210) Tampa Bay (+172)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (61-64) will go up against the New York Yankees (67-57) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at -210 and the Rays are coming in at +172. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Shane Baz.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have a total of 636 runs scored and have an OBP of .330. The Yankees have tallied 202 doubles as a squad and have hit 195 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 610 runs batted in in addition to 1,049 base knocks on the year, and their batting average comes in at .250. New York is slugging .446 and have struck out 1,081 times, while taking a walk on 481 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 over the course of the season (16th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,104 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 140 home runs and also 537 runs in total (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 429 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.05 as a unit so far this season. New York has yielded 948 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 491 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 126 save situations. The relievers have inherited 200 base runners so far this season and 26.5% of them ended up scoring. Yankees pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 135 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 415 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 75 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). They have accumulated 33 saves this season and have blown 17 of their 50 chances to save the game.

The Yankees have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,888 innings, ranking them 7th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have earned a total of 3,296 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,050 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Rodon has taken the ball for 1,232 innings and is sitting with 1,370 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Rodon (87-70 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 5,184 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.78 (518 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.228. He has allowed 1,051 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 462 free passes.

The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.45 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have tallied 186 two-baggers, while walking 362 times and recording 556 runs. Tampa Bay has recorded 137 home runs on the season to go along with 525 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,068 occasions (11th in the league) and are sitting with 1,055 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .313 and a team batting average of .250 on the campaign.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.213 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (1,064 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 985. They have allowed 159 dingers and they concede 4.21 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 517 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (481 earned runs surrendered).

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 390 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 128 inherited base runners. With 119 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 69 holds and 21 blown saves.

Out of their 9,942 innings on the field, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (8th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 117 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 1,107 assists, 58 errors and have earned 3,314 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Baz has conceded 220 hits while earning 257 punch outs in 254 innings. Baz (15-14 career record) has a 4.21 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 119 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has faced 1,061 hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+172)

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