Rays hold 2-0 lead as Yankees face elimination in Game 3
Tampa Bay can complete a sweep at Yankee Stadium, with Nick Martinez and Max Fried listed as the expected starters.
The Tampa Bay Rays lead the New York Yankees 2-0 in their American League Division Series and can finish the matchup with a sweep in Game 3, scheduled for Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
CBS Sports reports that Tampa Bay won the first two games 1-0 and 5-2. The Rays are expected to start right-hander Nick Martinez, while left-hander Max Fried is listed for New York. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
The betting line cited by CBS Sports lists the Yankees as a -164 money-line favourite, with the total set at seven runs. Those figures are estimates reported ahead of the scheduled game.
SportsLine’s model projects 8.1 combined runs and gives the Over 7 a 54 per cent probability. The model also projects at least 1.5 total bases for Tampa Bay’s Yandy Díaz and Junior Caminero, and New York’s Ben Rice and Luis García.
