Rays-Yankees Pointers

The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will meet on the field at Yankee Stadium on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

Edwin Jackson will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day, while the Yankees will counter Jackson with Andy Pettitte.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The Rays scored seven runs in the eighth inning of Friday's 13-4 win over the Yankees. The Rays won the game as +180 underdogs, while the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Cliff Floyd homered, and finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Rays. Andy Sonnanstine gave up six hits and four runs in the win.

Hideki Matsui drove in a run for the Yankees, who were favored at -200. Ian Kennedy allowed six runs off four hits in only 2 1-3 innings in the loss.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 2-1 SU
New York: 2-2 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a win are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 21 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 21 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games at home

Next up:
NY Yankees home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, April 6

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