Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+162) New York (-196)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (30-21) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (33-15) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at +162 and the Yankees are coming in at -196. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane McClanahan and Will Warren.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.8 runs/g, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have 232 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. The Rays have hit 67 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 41 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 218 runs batted in and 422 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .261. Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .391 and have struck out 342 times, while taking a walk on 165 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.51 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19. Rays pitchers have surrendered 51 home runs and 192 runs in total (7th in baseball). Tampa Bay has given up 365 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 172 earned runs. The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.57 for the year (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 377 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 150 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a team over the course of the season.

The Rays have sent 156 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 60 runners so far this season and 25.0% of them ended up scoring. The relievers have racked up 40 holds for the season (3rd in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 46 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 22 saves for the year and have blown 8 of 30 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 73.3% and have entered the game in 70 save situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 1,301 putouts on the campaign, as well as 394 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 30 double plays. The Rays have converted 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,903 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in baseball.

McClanahan has taken the hill for 448 innings and has tallied 503 strikeouts during his MLB career. McClanahan (38-18 career mark) has a FIP of 2.97 while going up against 1,809 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.01 (150 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.102. He has conceded 361 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) with 133 walks.

The New York Yankees have earned a team on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 461 occasions (5th in the league) and have tallied 387 base hits. New York is sitting with 73 home runs this year to go along with 237 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .424 and they are earning 4.90 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have put up 85 two-baggers, while walking 229 times and putting up 250 runs.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 183 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.31 (166 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 40 home runs and they relinquish 3.65 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.173 and have a FIP of 3.44 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (449 strikeouts against 156 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 373.

With 54 save situations, the Yankees have accrued 32 holds and also 9 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 21 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 94 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with base runners. They rank 25th in the league holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 166 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In 4,062 innings on the diamond, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (9th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (16th in MLB). The Yankees have recorded 477 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,354 putouts this season.

Warren (15-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.82 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 1,041 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 127 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.383 and having a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Warren has allowed 240 base hits while tallying 262 strikeouts in 237 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+162)

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