Tampa Bay at New York

First-place Tampa Bay has an offense that is eighth in runs scored, third in on-base percentage, fourth in steals, and 12th in slugging. The Rays are 7-2 when Nick Martinez (1.51 ERA) starts, including 4-1 on the road. He threw well in a 5-4 victory over the Yankees last month (one run allowed in 4+ innings). Tampa Bay is on a 20-4 run and working on a day of rest. New York had to play yesterday, and is on a 4-9 slide. Gerrit Cole makes his season debut, his first major league appearance since the 2024 World Series, spending over a year recovering from Tommy John surgery. Look for the red-hot visitors to win or lose by one run. Play Tampa Bay on the runline.