Yankees vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 7/11/2024

The New York Yankees wrap a 3 game series Thursday in Florida against Tampa Bay. New York is 17 games above .500 currently three games back in the AL East having lost four of the last five. The New York offense has been the team's biggest plus on the year with a .248 team average. New York has scored 467 runs on 768 hits overall. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Aaron Judge leads New York this season with a .308 batting average and 32 home runs on the year. Juan Soto leads the way with a .427 on base percentage and has compiled a .291 batting average. Giancarlo Stanton has eighteen home runs and 45 RBIs on the year through 69 games played.

The Tampa Bay Rays stay at home Wednesday one game below .500 following a win in game one of this series to end a three-game skid. Offensively Tampa Bay has yet to get rolling with a .235 team batting average. Tampa Bay has scored just 360 four runs on 713 hits in 91 games on the year.

Shane Baz will take the mound Thursday for Tampa Bay making his second appearance of the season. In just one outing Baz is 0-1 on the year with a 4.50 ERA having given up three runs on seven hits in just 6 innings of work. Yandy Diaz is the top bat in the Tampa Bay lineup this season with a .270 batting average and has compiled a team high 97 hits. Isaac Paredes supplies the power to the team leading the way with fifteen home runs and 50 RBIs.