This is an 8* TOTAL BLOWOUT on the OVER between the Rays/Yanks.

Rays took Game 1 of this series 6-1 yesterday, but we think the home side will find a way to respond here on Thursday. The visitors go with ace Blake Snell (13-5, 2.18 ERA) who looked good in his first start back from a stint on the DL, but who will reportedly once again be under a pitch count today. That leaves the door open for Masahiro Tanaka (9-3, 4.08) who comes in off a pair of strong outings. Tanaka owns a 1.07 WHIP and has 109 strikeouts over 103 innings of work. Note that he's 2-0 with a 3.80 ERA in all "day" contests as well. But with Snell under a pitch count, I think New York takes advantage of Tampa's shaky bullpen. Note as well that Tampa has seen the total go OVER the number seven of its last nine against right-handed starters, while New York has seen the total go OVER in nine of its last 11 after scoring one run or less in its previous outing. This number is a little low, play the OVER.

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