Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees 4/16/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/16/2021 at 8:54 AM ET

The Tampa Bay Rays come into this game struggling at 5-8 on the year, while losing 4 of the last 5 including 3 in a row.  All of the Rays struggles is a direct correlation to the 24th ranked offense in the league scoring 3.83 runs per game on 7.42 hits. The Rays have average 2.6 runs per game over the last 5 games played contributing to the current skid.

Yandy Diaz leads this Rays offense with a .270 batting average on the year. Austin Meadows boasts a team high 3 homers, while Joey Wendle leads the team with 8 RBI's.

The Yankees are 5-7 on the year thus far after losing the last 2 games played against the Blue Jays. Even with such a strong lineup the Yankees rank 21st in the league offensively scoring 4 runs per game on 7.58 hits. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .308 batting average, while leading the team with 4 homers.

Giancarlo Stanton boasts a team high 9 RBI's to go along with a .508 OPS. DJ LeMahieu leads the team with 13 hits on the year including 4 doubles. The Yankees defense and pitching staff have combined to rank 8th in the MLB allowing 3.83 runs per game. The Yankees are also the top ranked team in the Majors striking out 11.33 batters per game.

Both teams are struggling right now but the Rays are in worse shape with the inability to get the offense going. Tampa will have a terrible pitcher on the mound in this game and the Yankees lineup will be able to feast. Look for the Rays offense to continue to struggle while the Yankees bats finally wake up. Final Score Prediction, NYY wins 7-2.

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