A pair of MLB’s top hitters go head-to-head when the Tampa Bay Rays (8-12) and the New York Yankees (13-7) play at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Jonathan Aranda has a .382 batting average (second in MLB) for the favored Rays (-140), while Aaron Judge ranks first in MLB action batting .384 this season for the underdog Yankees (+118). Tampa Bay has Shane Austin Baz starting, and New York will send out Carlos Luis Carrasco.

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Rays vs. Yankees betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-140)
• Underdog: Yankees (+118)
• Over/under: 9

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have a 7-8 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 46.7% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 5-2 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -140 or shorter (71.4% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 58.3% chance to win.
• In the 20 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-10-2).
• The Rays have put together a 7-13-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 35% of the time).

Rays hitting info

• Aranda leads the Rays in runs batted in (11) and has a team-high batting average of .382.
• Aranda ranks 60th in homers and 48th in RBI among all batters in MLB play.
• Aranda takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .353 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Kameron Misner has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and four walks while hitting .391.
• Misner ranks 60th in home runs and 64th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Junior Caminero paces the Rays with five home runs and 11 runs batted in.
• Caminero has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Yandy (Fernandez) Diaz is hitting .207 with three doubles, three home runs and five walks.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays pitching staff is sixth in MLB with a collective 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.45 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.146).
• Rays pitchers combine to allow the most home runs in baseball (30 total, 1.5 per game).
• Tampa Bay its 1-0 loss the last time out, the team struck out 10 Yankees batters while allowing five hits.

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have entered the game as underdogs three times this season and won once.
• New York has played as an underdog of +118 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.9% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of its 20 opportunities.
• The Yankees have an ATS record of 10-10-0 in 20 games with a spread this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Judge leads New York in batting average (.384), home runs (seven) and runs batted in (22) this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Judge’s home run total is third, and his RBI total is second.
• Ben Rice has collected 19 hits this season and has an OBP of .392. He’s slugging .609 on the year.
• Rice ranks 18th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 92nd in RBI.
• Anthony Volpe is slashing .197/.301/.423 this season for the Yankees.
• Paul Goldschmidt has 28 hits and an OBP of .415 to go with a slugging percentage of .480 this season.
• Goldschmidt enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .421 with a double and a walk.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The Yankees average 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the big leagues.
• New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Yankees have allowed the 13th-fewest home runs this season with 21, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, New York defeated the Rays, 1-0, with 15 strikeouts and three hits allowed.