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New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Rays logo
Rays
Tampa Bay
3
vs
Yankees logo
Yankees
New York
0
TB 55%45% NYY
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Tampa Bay Rays 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Rays:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TB 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

TB home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%55%50%Jul 5Jul 8

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueTropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Yankees (away)
Rays (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Rays defeated the Yankees 3-0.

Our model predicted the Rays would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Rays and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • ELO Rating was neutral and a contributing factor: No ELO ratings available
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Rays won 3-0

Rays won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Rays at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Tampa Bay Rays
  • ELO RatingNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

NYY
TB
Home Field Advantage
Favours NYY|Favours TB

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 7/8/2026, 10:30:04 PM

Key Players

Yankees

Will WarrenSP
Carlos RodonSP
Gerrit ColeSP
Cam SchlittlerSP
Ryan WeathersSP

Rays

No player data available

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Rays has a 55% win probability, while Yankees has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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