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Ben Rice
New York Yankees • #22 • C
Ben Rice And Yankees Play Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Ben Rice and his New York Yankees will square off against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Rice has +310 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Rice is hitting for a .264 BA, .363 OBP and .534 SLG with a 24.3% strikeout rate and a 12.7% walk rate. His OPS is .897, which ranks 4th in MLB, and he has scored 105 runs. In 667 plate appearances, he has hit 41 home runs (6th in MLB) and driven in 97 runs (11th in MLB). He had a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-4) against the Red Sox.
Drew Rasmussen (16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 31st of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Luis Garcia
New York Yankees • #26 • 2B
Luis Garcia And Yankees Play Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Luis Garcia and the New York Yankees will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Garcia has +490 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Garcia is hitting for a .277 BA, .309 OBP and .521 SLG with a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 4.6% walk rate. His OPS is .831 and he has scored 69 runs. In 543 plate appearances, he has hit 30 home runs (17th in MLB) and driven in 92 runs. He strung together three hits (going 3 for 5 with a home run and an RBI) in his most recent appearance against the Red Sox.
Drew Rasmussen makes the start for the Rays, his 31st of the season. He is 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts through 172 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays • #57 • SP
Drew Rasmussen And Rays Play Yankees In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Drew Rasmussen will get the start for the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Rasmussen has +112 odds to record over 6.5 strikeouts as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Rasmussen is 16-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings pitched. His last time out came in relief on Tuesday, Sept. 22 when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, surrendering one earned run while allowing only one hit.
The Yankees are averaging 4.6 runs per game this season, with 2.9 extra base hits and 1.4 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Victor Mesa Jr.
Tampa Bay Rays • #25 • CF
Víctor Mesa Jr. And Rays Square Off Against Yankees In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Victor Mesa Jr. and the Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Mesa has +610 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Mesa is hitting for a .260 BA, .327 OBP and .498 SLG with a 20.2% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate. His OPS is .825 and he has scored 37 runs. In 262 plate appearances, he has hit 14 home runs and driven in 34 runs. Mesa has recorded nine steals on 12 attempts. In his most recent action (on Sept. 27 against the Phillies) he went 1 for 4 with an RBI.
The Yankees are sending Gerrit Cole (10-9) to the mound for his 23rd start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.61 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays • #13 • SS
Junior Caminero And Rays Take On Yankees In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Junior Caminero and his Tampa Bay Rays will take on the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Caminero has +390 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Caminero is hitting for a .276 BA, .360 OBP and .524 SLG with an 18.4% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate. His OPS is .885, which ranks 7th in MLB, and he has scored 100 runs. In 702 plate appearances, he has hit 42 home runs (4th in MLB) and driven in 101 runs (8th in MLB). In his most recent action (on Sept. 27 against the Phillies) he went 0 for 2.
Gerrit Cole (10-9) takes the mound for the Yankees in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 3.61 ERA in 127 2/3 innings pitched, with 131 strikeouts.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Spencer Jones
New York Yankees • #78 • CF
Spencer Jones And Yankees Square Off Against Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Spencer Jones and his New York Yankees will take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Jones has +590 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Jones is hitting for a .245 BA, .313 OBP and .429 SLG with a 36.3% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate. His OPS is .742 and he has scored 36 runs. In 289 plate appearances, he has hit 11 home runs and driven in 40 runs. Jones has recorded 10 steals on 13 attempts. He is looking to get back on track after a four-strikeout showing in his last game against the Red Sox.
Drew Rasmussen (16-5) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his 31st start of the season. He's put together a 2.67 ERA in 172 2/3 innings pitched, with 174 strikeouts.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees • #45 • SP
Gerrit Cole And Yankees Play Rays In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Gerrit Cole will get the start for his New York Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Cole has +134 odds to record over 5.5 strikeouts as of Saturday afternoon.
What It Means
Cole is 10-9 with a 3.61 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched. His most recent appearance was out of the bullpen on Wednesday, Sept. 23 when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.
The Rays are averaging 4.5 runs per game this season, while racking up 2.6 extra base hits and 1 home run per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jose Ramirez
Cleveland Guardians • #11 • 3B
José Ramírez And Guardians Play White Sox In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians will face the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Progressive Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. ET. Ramirez has +570 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday morning.
What It Means
Ramirez is hitting for a .235 BA, .320 OBP and .368 SLG with a 12.7% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate. His OPS is .688 and he has scored 71 runs. In 544 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs and driven in 53 runs. Ramirez has recorded 37 steals on 41 attempts. In his most recent action (on Sept. 26 against the Royals) he went 0 for 5.
Hagen Smith (3-3) starts for the White Sox, his second this season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians • #77 • SP
Parker Messick And Guardians Square Off Against White Sox In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Parker Messick will get the start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. ET. Messick has -106 odds to record over 6.5 strikeouts as of Saturday morning.
What It Means
Messick is 12-9 with a 2.56 ERA and 193 strikeouts in 186 1/3 innings pitched. His most recent time out came in relief on Sunday when he threw three innings against the Kansas City Royals, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
The White Sox are averaging 4.8 runs per game this season, with 3 extra base hits and 1.3 home runs per game.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

Jo Adell
Cleveland Guardians • #7 • RF
Jo Adell And Guardians Square Off Against White Sox In AL Divisional Series Game 1
Jo Adell and his Cleveland Guardians will square off against the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of the AL Divisional Series at Progressive Field, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. ET. Adell has +490 odds to hit a home run as of Saturday morning.
What It Means
Adell is hitting for a .240 BA, .298 OBP and .401 SLG with a 23.8% strikeout rate and a 5.2% walk rate. His OPS is .700 and he has scored 70 runs. In 660 plate appearances, he has hit 23 home runs and driven in 94 runs (15th in MLB). In his last action (on Sept. 27 against the Royals) he went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI.
The White Sox are sending Hagen Smith (3-3) out for his second start of the season.
NOTE: Odds are subject to change. Please check FanDuel Sportsbook for the most up-to-date betting markets.

