This is an 8* SLUG-FEST PLAY on the OVER Yanks/Rays.

New York is coming off four straight wins. Two of those wins come over their rival Tampa to open this three-game series. Up until this series, the Rays have had the Yanks "number" for the last couple of years, but you can almost see the momentum of confidence shifting back to The Evil Empire right in front of our eyes in real time here.

That said, both games have gone way UNDER the number, including in the Yanks 1-0 win yesterday.

Tampa now tries to salvage the finale and to break an overall scuffling slide which has seen it drop four of its last five.

Neither starter has impressed. Rich Hill is 1-1 with a 5.17 ERA for the Rays, while Jameson Taillon is 1-2 with a 5.02 ERA for New York.

Finally, note that the Rays have seen the total go OVER the number in seven of their last ten in trying to revenge a home loss vs. an opponent in which they were shutout in.

This number is low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP