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MLB : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 4/28/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
TAMPA BAY  ODORIZZI )
 
NY YANKEES  WHITLEY )
-1.5  +140

+1.5  -160
-105

-105

8un
 
2
Final
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TAMPA BAY (11 - 9) at NY YANKEES (12 - 8)
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Tuesday, 4/28/2015 7:05 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. CHASE WHITLEY (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
919TAMPA BAY+105Ov 8,-110+100Ov 8,-105
920NY YANKEES-115Un 8,-110-110Un 8,-115
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TAMPA BAY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games11-9+2.410-104.10.2440.3180.3940.7124.00.2130.2860.3510.638
Road Games5-3+2.63-54.50.2370.3150.3940.7094.50.2240.3010.3500.651
vs Right-handed Starters8-6+2.28-64.10.2400.3130.3960.7094.00.2040.2850.3530.639
Past 7 Games5-2+32-54.40.2760.3350.4120.7472.40.1970.2520.3190.571
Grass Games2-2+0.12-25.00.2540.3160.4230.7394.70.2370.3130.3700.684
Night Games8-7+1.57-84.10.2270.3090.3650.6744.20.2140.2930.3500.642
Division9-8+1.38-93.70.2370.3120.3760.6883.80.2110.2850.3530.639
TAMPA BAY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.10.2440.31820657160344190.3947972166131341671512
Road Games4.50.2370.31582746518270.3943631649566264
Righty Starters4.10.2400.31314462111273130.396554911779111499
TAMPA BAY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.541.25569.3353558929635-39190%
Road Games6.511.73527.7202034414191-250100%

NY YANKEES - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games12-8+3.913-65.10.2430.3230.4310.7543.90.2370.2910.3520.643
Home Games5-5-0.87-24.90.2440.3130.4320.7444.70.2280.2780.3390.616
vs Right-handed Starters8-6+1.28-54.60.2390.3190.4050.7243.70.2280.2810.3540.634
Past 7 Games6-1+5.63-35.40.2580.3450.4640.8083.00.2130.2520.3300.583
Grass Games9-8+0.910-64.90.2390.3130.4260.7394.20.2430.2970.3570.654
Night Games10-5+5.610-45.90.2630.3390.4730.8123.50.2420.2940.3410.635
Division7-6+0.410-35.20.2390.3210.4210.7424.40.2430.3000.3560.657
NY YANKEES - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.10.2430.32320682166394270.4319580163121301816228
Home Games4.90.2440.3131035286210150.43246357936581395
Righty Starters4.60.2390.31914444106222160.405605211510841111116
NY YANKEES - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games1.770.97271191442427785-28188.9%
Home Games1.570.9134613825317403-130100%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TAMPA BAY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/14/2015ANDRIESE(R)@ TORONTONORRIS(L)3-2W1358 ovU790881
4/15/2015RAMIREZ(L)@ TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)7-12L1258.5 ovO11811351
4/16/2015ARCHER(R)@ TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)4-2W-1108.5 unU860481
4/17/2015KARNS(R)NY YANKEESWARREN(R)4-5L+1007.5 unO860550
4/18/2015ODORIZZI(R)NY YANKEESTANAKA(R)0-9L+1007 unO3501060
4/19/2015ANDRIESE(R)NY YANKEESPINEDA(R)3-5L+1207 ovO98011100
4/21/2015ARCHER(R)BOSTONMILEY(L)0-1L-1157.5 unU451890
4/22/2015KARNS(R)BOSTONKELLY(R)7-5W+1157.5 ovO1261880
4/23/2015ODORIZZI(R)BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R)2-1W-1207.5 unU691360
4/24/2015SMYLY(L)TORONTODICKEY(R)12-3W-1257.5 unO1350641
4/25/2015RAMIREZ(L)TORONTONORRIS(L)4-2W-1058.5 unU970640
4/26/2015ARCHER(R)TORONTOBUEHRLE(L)5-1W-1407.5 unU1391561
4/27/2015KARNS(R)@ NY YANKEESWARREN(R)1-4L1158.5 evU6609100
4/28/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ NY YANKEESWHITLEY(R) 
4/29/2015SMYLY(L)@ NY YANKEESTANAKA(R) 
5/1/2015COLOME(R)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R) 
5/2/2015ARCHER(R)@ BALTIMORECHEN(L) 
5/3/2015KARNS(R)@ BALTIMORENORRIS(R) 
5/4/2015ODORIZZI(R)@ BOSTONBUCHHOLZ(R) 
5/5/2015 @ BOSTON  

NY YANKEES - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/14/2015SABATHIA(L)@ BALTIMOREGONZALEZ(R)3-4L1008 unU652741
4/15/2015EOVALDI(R)@ BALTIMORENORRIS(R)5-7L-1057.5 unO86015110
4/17/2015WARREN(R)@ TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)5-4W-1107.5 unO550860
4/18/2015TANAKA(R)@ TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R)9-0W-1107 unO1060350
4/19/2015PINEDA(R)@ TAMPA BAYANDRIESE(R)5-3W-1307 ovO11100980
4/20/2015SABATHIA(L)@ DETROITSIMON(R)1-2L1109 unU730730
4/21/2015EOVALDI(R)@ DETROITLOBSTEIN(L)5-2W1058.5 unU81101071
4/22/2015WARREN(R)@ DETROITPRICE(L)13-4W1757.5 unO1591662
4/23/2015TANAKA(R)@ DETROITSANCHEZ(R)2-1W-1057.5 unU370340
4/24/2015PINEDA(R)NY METSDEGROM(R)6-1W-1457 unP1171541
4/25/2015SABATHIA(L)NY METSHARVEY(R)2-8L-1257 ovO5411260
4/26/2015EOVALDI(R)NY METSNIESE(L)6-4W-1508 evO932754
4/27/2015WARREN(R)TAMPA BAYKARNS(R)4-1W-1258.5 evU9100660
4/28/2015WHITLEY(R)TAMPA BAYODORIZZI(R) 
4/29/2015TANAKA(R)TAMPA BAYSMYLY(L) 
5/1/2015PINEDA(R)@ BOSTONMASTERSON(R) 
5/2/2015SABATHIA(L)@ BOSTONMILEY(L) 
5/3/2015EOVALDI(R)@ BOSTONKELLY(R) 
5/4/2015WARREN(R)@ TORONTODICKEY(R) 
5/5/2015 @ TORONTO  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TAMPA BAY: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A year after being a trendy preseason pick to contend for the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays are back in a familiar role as underdogs.
''That's good. ... We like that,'' three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria said, noting the team has a history of flourishing most when little is expected from outside the organization.
''I just think it's going to be a really good year,'' the club's career home run and RBIs leader said. ''We've got a young team, a bunch of guys eager to learn and get out there and win games. I'm really looking forward to that.''
Former manager Joe Maddon - and his often unconventional way of doing things - is gone.
So is Andrew Friedman, the young executive who was architect of the teams that made the playoffs four of the past seven seasons.
The roster has a much different look, too, with 10 key players from a year ago either traded or released this winter.
''The end result is a club that we have optimism about, a club that we're excited about, that we think can compete for a playoff spot. And, that's what we want,'' team president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said.
''Every year, we want to come into camp believing our team can play meaningful games in September and have a chance to go to the playoffs, and even beyond,'' Silverman added. ''We have that - and at the same time, we've reloaded our minor league system, added some players who impact us this year, might impact us in the future, and we're better off because of that.''
Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, catcher Rene Rivera, outfielder Steven Souza Jr., and pitchers Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri and Burch Smith are offseason acquisitions who could figure in the team's success - or failure.
Smith and two other young starters - Matt Andriese and Nathan Karns - figure to begin the season in the rotation because of injuries to Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, and Matt Moore.
The hope is the rest of the projected rotation, Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi, can help the Rays stay afloat until they can get back to full strength.
''If you've got starting pitching, you've got a leg up on going into the season,'' rookie manager Kevin Cash said. ''We're very fortunate with the pitchers we have - starters and relievers.''
Cobb, sidelined by a forearm strain during spring training, believes the team will thrive as underdogs.
''We're not going to get bullied. A lot of people are picking us at the bottom, and we're going to embrace that and have each other's backs,'' the right-hander said.
''Any time anybody calls you out in your profession and makes you feel like you're not as good as you know you are, there's always something to prove,'' Cobb said. ''I don't feel like we need to have extra motivation. It's just going to be that much sweeter when we go out there and perform well.''
A look at the keys to the Rays' season:
WHO WILL LEAD?: Pitching and defense were staples during six consecutive winning seasons that produced four playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. The Rays slipped to 77-85 a year ago, their first losing record since 2007. They're banking on Cash, who has no previous managerial experience, being the right fit to restore winning ways. At 37, he's the youngest current manager or head coach in the four major professional sports.
BETTER LONGO: Longoria played in every game in 2014 for the first time in his career, however he hit a disappointing .253 with 22 homers and 91 RBIs. He's moving into the cleanup spot after batting third most of his career, and knows he has to be more consistent if the Rays - last in the AL in runs scored a year ago - are going to have a chance to be better offensively.
BEHIND THE PLATE: Catcher Ryan Hanigan was traded and backup Jose Molina was released this winter. The three-team deal that sent Wil Myers to San Diego and brought Souza to Tampa Bay from Washington, also landed Rivera from the Padres.
The Rays believe he's an upgrade defensively, as well as offensively.
Rivera posted career highs with a .252 batting average, 11 homers and 44 RBI's in 103 games last season. Still, the 31-year-old catcher stresses his job is to provide solid direction behind the plate.
''I want to help my pitching staff first. I think that's what the game is all about. If you pitch well, you're going to win some games,'' Rivera said. ''If I get a hit here, a hit there and help us win some games, that's even better.''
NY YANKEES: NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter is gone, the final remaining link to the New York Yankees' last dynasty. He left behind a team in transition, that failed to make the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in a generation and is beset with an older core coming off injuries.
Alex Rodriguez's return from a season-long drug suspension is the most interesting aspect of the Yankees, who enter the season with a health-challenged rotation, rebuilt bullpen and lineup that was among the least potent in the American League last year.
''I think we've added a lot of good young arms,'' manager Joe Girardi said. ''Added some good young players, as well. I think we've really seen an improvement in our young minor league players and the impact they are capable of having. I think we will continue to see that for years to come.''
If the Yankees founder, young players could be given more of a chance. Top prospects include pitcher Luis Severino, infielders Jose Pirela and Rob Refsnyder, and outfielder Aaron Judge.
But first, many of the old, beaten-up players will be given a chance to show they have something left.
Left fielder Brett Gardner (abdomen) and right fielder Carlos Beltran (elbow) return from surgery, and Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique) missed a significant stretch of spring training. First baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) hit .216 last year, 143rd among 148 major league qualifiers in his return from an injury that sidelined him for most of 2013.
After signing a big-money deal with the Yankees, catcher Brian McCann was hitting just .209 in May before improving in the second half to finish at .232. Third baseman Chase Headley, acquired from San Diego in July, was given a new contract by the Yankees because they have no confidence in A-Rod's ability to play the field. New York also re-signed Stephen Drew under the theory he can't be as bad as he was in 2014.
Didi Gregorius, obtained from Arizona in a trade, is the primary offensive newcomer and replaces Jeter at shortstop. Left-handed-hitting Garrett Jones hopes to earn at-bats.
''Jeter is still Jeter. Everything that everybody is going to talk about is Jeter,'' Gregorius said. ''But for me - I'm learning and I'm there just to play the game, so just trying to focus on the game and trying to win every game, that's all I can say, not worrying about what's going on around.''
LIGHTNING ROD: The three-time AL MVP, who turns 40 on July 27, has not played a full season since 2007 because the suspension, operations on both hips and other injuries. New York owes him $61 million over the final three seasons of his contract, so he will be given a chance to earn at-bats as a DH, especially against left-handed starters.
RICKETY ROTATION: Masahiro Tanaka missed 2 1/2 months in his first season because of a small elbow ligament tear the Yankees say didn't need surgery. CC Sabathia, limited to eight starts last year, has to show he can pitch effectively with reduced velocity. Michael Pineda, back from shoulder surgery, had a 1.89 ERA in 13 starts last year but missed a long stretch because of the shoulder. New York hopes hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi can learn to be effective after his acquisition from Miami. With Chris Capuano on the DL and Ivan Nova not expected back from Tommy John surgery until May or June, Adam Warren was the leading contender for fifth starter.
BULLPEN: A strong point last year, the Yankees rebuilt the `pen. David Robertson was allowed to leave for the Chicago White Sox, and David Phelps, Shawn Kelley and Shane Greene were traded. Lefty Andrew Miller and Scott Baker were signed, and Justin Wilson and Chris Martin acquired in trades. Miller and Dellin Betances competed in spring training to replace Robertson as closer.
HOPS: The Yankees are sharing their ballpark with Major League Soccer's expansion New York City team, and Teixeira complained before the soccer team's home opener that the infield would get torn up, leading to bad hops.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER AL PREVIEW (TAMPA BAY-NY YANKEES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Rays-Yankees Preview* ======================

By PAUL DIGIACOMO STATS Senior Editor

Tampa Bay (11-8) at New York (11-8), 7:05 p.m. EDT

A stretch of 30 games in 31 days has caused the New York Yankees to alter their pitching rotation, meaning ace Masahiro Tanaka's turn will be pushed back to the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays.

That's probably fine with the Rays, who get an extra day to prepare after Tanaka dominated them just over a week ago.

Tampa Bay will instead face Chase Whitley on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium as it looks to avoid a sixth straight loss to New York.

The Yankees (12-8) have one off day from April 17-May 17 - this Thursday - so they want to give an extra day of rest to Tanaka, who allowed two hits and walked none while striking out eight over seven innings of a 9-0 win in Tampa on April 18.

Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 1.65 ERA) took the loss for the Rays (11-9) that day, and he'll get another shot at the Yankees on Tuesday. The right-hander allowed three runs in six-plus innings after becoming the third AL pitcher in the last 100 years to start the season by winning consecutive starts of six-plus innings while giving up two hits or fewer and one run or less.

Odorizzi got back on track Thursday, allowing one run and three hits over 6 2-3 innings of a 2-1 walk-off win over Boston. He's 2-2 with a 5.19 ERA in five starts against the Yankees, with Brian McCann going 8 for 13 with two homers, a double and a triple in their matchups.

McCann hit a tiebreaking homer in Monday's series opener as the Yankees won 4-1 to end the Rays' five-game winning streak. New York has won nine of 11, a stretch that began with a three-game sweep in Tampa from April 17-19, and is alone in first place in the AL East.

"It's better than the alternative," manager Joe Girardi said. "We're playing a lot better baseball than the first time we were (home). That's a good thing."

Whitley is making his season debut after going 4-3 with a 5.23 ERA in 24 appearances in 2014. He made 12 starts and was 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA in the first seven but went 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA over the last five.

The right-hander made two relief appearances against Tampa Bay in September, allowing one hit over four scoreless innings.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was hitless in four at-bats Monday after going 8 for 24 with five homers and 10 RBIs in the previous seven games to earn AL player of the week honors. He's 0 for 16 during the five-game win streak against the Rays.

Alex Rodriguez went 0 for 3 to remain one homer shy of tying Willie Mays for fourth place all-time with 660. He's gone hitless with two strikeouts in four at-bats against Odorizzi.

Evan Longoria had two of Tampa Bay's six hits and is 9 for 11 over the last three games. He's batting .565 (13 for 23) during a six-game hitting streak after batting .186 in the first 14 contests.

Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings could return to the lineup after sitting out the last two days with left knee soreness. Jennings is 5 for 15 over his last four games, and he hit .360 with two homers in six games at Yankee Stadium last season.

"I think he's feeling better," manager Kevin Cash told MLB's official website. "He's a big part of what we're doing, and we need to get him healthy and back in the lineup. We don't want to rush anything right now."


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