New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-160) Tampa Bay (+132)

The Tampa Bay Rays (6-7) are hosting the New York Yankees (8-5) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at -160 while the Rays are priced at +132. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Cam Schlittler and Drew Rasmussen.

New York has a slugging percentage of .339 and have been rung up 130 times, while drawing a walk on 62 occasions. They have compiled 51 runs batted in as well as 83 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .201. The Yankees have accounted for 15 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They have a total of 57 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.50 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. Yankees pitchers have given up 3 long balls in addition to 34 runs in total (1st in baseball). New York has allowed 91 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 32 earned runs. The Yankees have a team earned run average of 2.50 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 119 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 34 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 2.43 as a team on the year.

The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and have come into the game in 16 save situations. They have compiled 5 saves for the year and have blown 2 of 7 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners this season with 26.1% of those runners ended up scoring. Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 15 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 47 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have 8 holds on the year (15th in the league).

The New York Mets have accounted for 346 putouts on the year, in addition to 114 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 18th in baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,038 innings, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball.

Schlittler has thrown 89 innings and is sitting with 106 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 2.72 (27 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.087. He has given up 66 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 31 walks. Schlittler (6-3 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.68 and he has gone up against 362 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a team slugging % of .381 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per game (8th in the league). They have tallied 17 doubles, while getting a free base 44 times and racking up 60 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 12 long balls on the year to go along with 56 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 91 occasions (29th in baseball) and are sitting with 115 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded a team OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .255 for the year.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 72 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.81 (61 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 16 homers and they allow 5.68 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.218 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (103 strikeouts against 40 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 99.

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 60.0% out of their 15 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 15 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Rays have earned 9 holds and also 2 blown saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 39 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 1,029 innings on the field, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 6 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .962 (30th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 93 assists, 17 errors and have earned 343 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rasmussen has allowed 379 hits and he has 438 punch outs in 470 innings. Rasmussen (30-17 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.87 ERA and has conceded 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 150 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.061 and a FIP of 2.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and he has faced 1,880 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-160)

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