The New York Yankees better be looking over their shoulder because the Tampa Bays are surging and sit just 5 games back of the Yankees for the AL East lead with 29 games remaining. Yesterday at The Trop the Rays took Game 1 of their 3-game set with the Boston Red Sox, a team they have dominated this year. Tampa is 10-4 overall and 7-1 at home against Boston in 2022. Tonight’s expected starters are lefty Rich Hill for the Red Sox and Drew Rasmussen for the Rays. The 42-year-old Hill is 6-5 with a 4.52 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Rasmussen has been dealing all year. He is 9-4 with an ERA of only 2.70 and a 1.05 WHIP. Tampa is 7-1 in Rasmussen’s last 8 starts and they are 7-0 in their last 7 home games against a left-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS