MLB SLATE / SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees (95-68) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (98-64) at 6:30 PM ET. Probable starters: G. Cole (3.61) for the Yankees, D. Rasmussen (2.72) for the Rays. Dome — no weather impact. No specialist selection — the specialists cover regular-season games only.

Away

New York Yankees

Record
95-68
L10
6-4
RPG
4.59
OPS
.720

Probable starter

G. Cole (3.61)

15 prior starts vs this opponent · 3.05 ERA

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Tampa Bay Rays

Record
98-64
L10
5-5
RPG
4.51
OPS
.725

Probable starter

D. Rasmussen (2.72)

10 prior starts vs this opponent · 1.92 ERA

Matchup context

6:30 PM ET

Weather
Dome
Wind
—
Rain
—
Park runs
0.91×

Score forecast

Team estimates (median)
—
Game total (median)
—

Two separately selected models; they need not add up, and neither is a betting recommendation.

Lines & MLB specialists

Moneyline · FanDuel

NYY+114

TB-134

Run line · FanDuel

NYY+1.5 (-210)

TB-1.5 (+172)

Total · FanDuel

O6.5 (-140)

U6.5 (+114)

MLB specialists

Experimental

No specialist selection

The specialists cover regular-season games only. Research selections logged before first pitch at the price they were recorded at — not betting-validated.

How ParlayLab covers this matchup

Every MLB game carries its research: team offense (season and last-14 runs per game and OPS), both starting pitchers’ form (ERA, WHIP, K%, home/road splits), the bullpens, ballpark factors, weather (wind relative to center field, temperature, precipitation) and the FanDuel lines with their movement.

ParlayLab’s blanket moneyline, run-line and total picks were retired on September 30, 2026. Game selections now come from 13 experimental MLB specialists — fixed rules on season-to-date team and starting-pitcher history, decided in the hour before first pitch and logged at the price they were recorded at. They cover regular-season games only, their historical records are exploratory backtests rather than validated profitability, and a game none of them selects reads “No specialist selection”.

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