New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays 4/10/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/09/2021 at 10:28 PM ET

Tropicana Field will play host to a Saturday afternoon AL East Division clash between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays. On Friday, New York SP Corey Kluber (0-1) was tagged with five runs and recorded just seven outs during a 10-5 road loss against Tampa Bay. D.J. LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks each went deep in a losing effort for the Yankees (3-4).

Twenty-eight year old righty Domingo German (0-1 9.00 ERA) will head to the hill for the Yankees in this contest. In his first start, German surrendered two long balls and recorded just nine outs during a 3-1 home loss versus Toronto.

The Tampa Bay Rays are the defending American League champions and figure to take a step back this season. During yesterday’s home victory, Tampa Bay collected 13 hits and went 6-for-16 with runners in scoring position. OF Austin Meadows had three hits and scored a pair of runs for the Rays, who improved to 3-4 on the year.

The Rays will turn to thirty-two year old righty Chris Archer (0-1 13.50 ERA) on Saturday. Archer, who is making his second stint with Tampa Bay, gave up four runs (3 ER) and lasted just two innings during a 12-7 road loss against Miami last time out.

New York OF Aaron Judge (oblique) remained out of the lineup on Friday and is listed as day-to-day. Last year, New York ranked 5th in OPS and 4th in runs scored. Tampa Bay counters with an offense that ranked 13th in OPS and 12th in runs scored in 2020. Take the Yankees to even the series with a win on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 5-3.

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