The New York Yankees (22-18) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (30-10) in a divisional matchup on Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay owns the best record in the majors but has dropped three of its last four outings. Meanwhile, New York is rolling and has won four of the last five games. Shane McClanahan (7-0, 1.76 ERA) starts for Tampa Bay. Nestor Cortes (3-2, 4.74 ERA) is on the hill for the Yankees. 

The game is slated to begin at 1:05 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium. Tampa Bay is listed at -140 (risk $140 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Rays vs. Yankees from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total runs scored is 8 (see the latest lines for every game on our MLB odds page).

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The model knows New York first baseman Anthony Rizzo has good pop and awareness at the plate. Rizzo owns solid plate coverage and is a sound-run producer. The three-time All-Star is leading the team in batting average (.301) and homers (8). He went 2-of-4 with two base hits in the May 10 contest versus the Oakland Athletics. 

The model also knows Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco is an impactful player. Franco uses his compact swing to pile up hits and home runs. The 22-year-old is batting .318 and leads the team in hits (47) with 23 RBI. On Thursday, he was 2-of-3 with two singles.

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