Yankees vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 19, 2025

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Aaron Judge and Junior Caminero square off in a showdown of top-10 power hitters when the New York Yankees (67-57) and the Tampa Bay Rays (61-64) play at 7:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Judge has 39 home runs (fourth in MLB) for the favored Yankees (-137), and Caminero ranks sixth in MLB play with 35 dingers this season for the underdog Rays (+117). New York’s Carlos Rodon and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz will start this matchup.

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Money Line

Yankees to win vs Rays -137

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Yankees vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-137)
  • Underdog: Rays (+117)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees have won 58 of the 104 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (55.8%).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -137 or shorter, New York has a 48-32 record (winning 60% of its games).
  • The Yankees have a 57.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • In the 123 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for New York, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-61-5).
  • The Yankees have covered 43.1% of their games this season, going 53-70-0 ATS.

Yankees hitting info

  • Judge leads the Yankees with 39 home runs and 91 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .333.
  • In MLB, Judge ranks fourth in home runs and fifth in RBI.
  • Judge takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, two home runs, eight walks and four RBIs.
  • Cody Bellinger has 20 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 37 walks while hitting .264.
  • Bellinger ranks 32nd in homers and 27th in RBI this season.
  • Trent Grisham is hitting .247 with nine doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 57 walks.
  • Anthony Volpe has 25 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks while batting .215.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The Yankees pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • New York has the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.03).
  • The Yankees average MLB’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.255).
  • The Yankees allow the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (140 total, 1.1 per game).
  • New York took down the Cardinals 8-4 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have been underdogs in 64 games this season and won 26 (40.6%) of those contests.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 14-15 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +117 on the moneyline.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.1% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of its 125 games with a total this season.
  • The Rays have an ATS record of 56-69-0 in 125 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

  • Caminero is batting .258 this season with a team-high 35 home runs and 85 RBI.
  • Caminero’s home run total ranks sixth in the big leagues, and he is 10th in RBI.
  • Yandy Diaz is batting .283 with an OBP of .344 and a slugging percentage of .462 this season.
  • Diaz currently ranks 44th in homers and 27th in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Diaz brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .293 with two doubles, three walks and six RBIs.
  • Brandon Lowe has collected 105 base hits, an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .492 this season.
  • Chandler Simpson has 83 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .353 this season.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
  • Tampa Bay has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.92) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.213 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Rays have allowed the 25th-fewest home runs this season with 159, or 1.3 per game.
  • Tampa Bay pitchers struck out 11 Giants hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 7-1 loss its last time out.
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