Tampa Bay has a losing road record, and this is the end of a brutal stretch, their 10th straight road game. Tampa Bay has Erik Bedard (0-1, 5.52) on the hill, an aging veteran way past his prime. Bedard allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings of an 11-5 game against the Yankees on April 18. He's 1-3 with a 5.01 ERA in the Bronx. The Rays are 4-12 in their last 16 games as a road underdog. The New York Yankees offense is picking up steam. Mark Teixeira is 4 for 10 with two homers through two games of this series, delivering a two-run homer and an RBI single in Saturday's 9-3 victory. Teixeira is batting .357 with four home runs in his past seven games against Tampa Bay going back to 2012. The Yankees are 12-3 in their last 15 games as a favorite of -151 to -200. C.C. Sabathia beat the Rays on April 17, allowing one earned run in seven innings of a 10-2 victory, so grab home field. Play the New York Yankees.
This pick was released to clients on May 04, 2014 at 10:04AM ET.
MLB
Tampa Bay at New York
May 4, 2014
1:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on New York -138 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.59)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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