Baseball Betting: Rays vs. Yankees Odds & Pick: July 30th 2010

Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
Pick: Tampa Bay Rays +100 MLB odds
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Tampa Bay is playing some great baseball once again as it has won six straight games following a four-game sweep of the Tigers to start the week. The Rays continue to keep pace in the American League East as they trail the Yankees by only two games which makes this series a big one for both sides. The Rays are now 10-1 in their last 11 home games.

New York won three of four on Cleveland as the bats came alive over the final two games after scoring just two runs in the first two games of the set. That moved the Yankees 11 games over .500 on the road but this is the first true road test in nearly a month.

Philip Hughes is 12-3 on the season which is a façade in my opinion and has been most of the season. He started the season by barely making the rotation but began very strong by allowing two runs or fewer in his first six starts while also tossing seven quality outings in his first 10 starts. It has been a struggle since as he has a 6.26 ERA over his last seven starts.

The reason he is 12-3 is that he has the best run support in baseball as he is getting 7.3 rpg.

Wade Davis gets the call for the Rays and while it has been a tough season for him, he has been pitching much better of late. He has allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts and has posted a 3.83 ERA over that span. Most importantly, the Rays have won his last four start.

Tampa Bay is 14-1 at home over the last three seasons when hosting a team with a winning percentage of .620 or better. 3* Tampa Bay Rays