Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Thursday, 10/08/26

🔥 Win Probability

44.0%

56.0%NYY

Season Leaders

Batting LeadersPitching Leaders

Avg. Per Game

NYY

C. Simpson

.306 AVG.333 OBP.356 SLG

Batting Average

C. Bellinger

.264 AVG.338 OBP.429 SLG

J. Caminero

42 HR.276 AVG101 RBI

Home Runs

B. Rice

41 HR.264 AVG97 RBI

J. Caminero

101 RBI42 HR.276 AVG

Runs Batted In

B. Rice

97 RBI41 HR.264 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesTB leads series 3-0

Oct 3

NYY0

@

1

Final

Oct 5

NYY2

@

5

Final

Oct 7

4

@

NYY3

Final

Oct 8

-

@

NYY-

10/8

Oct 10

NYY-

@

-

10/10

Preseason SeriesNYY win series 2-0

Mar 6

0

@

NYY3

Final

Mar 17

NYY3

@

2

Final

Regular Season SeriesTB wins series 7-6

Apr 10

NYY3

@

5

Final

Apr 11

NYY4

@

5

Final/10

Apr 12

NYY4

@

5

Final

May 22

4

@

NYY2

Final

May 23

-

@

NYY-

Postponed

May 24

0

@

NYY2

Final

Jul 6

NYY5

@

1

Final

Jul 7

NYY4

@

6

Final

Jul 8

NYY0

@

3

Final

Jul 9

NYY12

@

4

Final

Sep 22

0

@

NYY2

Final

Sep 22

6

@

NYY1

Final

Sep 23

2

@

NYY9

Final

Sep 24

4

@

NYY6

Final

Playoff SeriesTB wins series 3-0

Oct 3

NYY0

@

1

Final

Oct 5

NYY2

@

5

Final

Oct 7

4

@

NYY3

Final

Oct 8

-

@

NYY-

10/8

Oct 10

NYY-

@

-

10/10

Injury Report

NYY

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
A. Judge	RF	Right Calf	Oct 11
F. Cruz	RP	Right Elbow	Oct 23
C. Schmidt	SP	Right Biceps	Jan 31
K. Castro	RP	Right Elbow	Jan 31

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
G. Lux	LF	Left Shoulder	Oct 6
E. Uceta	RP	Right Shoulder	Oct 6
J. Heasley	RP	Right Elbow	Oct 6
S. McClanahan	SP	Left Forearm	Oct 11
J. Melton	LF	Right Hamstring	Jan 31

Standings

2026 American League East Standings

Team	W	L	GB	STRK	PCT
Tampa Bay	98	64	-	L1	.605
New York	93	68	4.5	W1	.578
Boston	87	75	11	L1	.537
Baltimore	79	82	18.5	L1	.491
Toronto	79	83	19	W1	.488

Last 5 Games

Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/7/26	@ NYY	W 4-3
10/5/26	vs NYY	W 5-2
10/3/26	vs NYY	W 1-0
9/27/26	@ PHI	L 7-3
9/26/26	@ PHI	W 12-1

NYY Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/7/26	vs TB	L 4-3
10/5/26	@ TB	L 5-2
10/3/26	@ TB	L 1-0
9/30/26	vs BOS	W 9-2
9/29/26	vs BOS	W 9-0