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Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Yankees logo
Yankees
New York
2
vs
Rays logo
Rays
Tampa Bay
4
NYY 53%47% TB
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Yankees 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Yankees:

  • 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: NYY 50% (−3)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: NYY 56% (+3)

Win probability movement

NYY home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%54%48%May 19May 22

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

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VenueYankee Stadium
Bronx, New York

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Rays (away)
Yankees (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Rays defeated the Yankees 4-2.

Our model predicted the Yankees would win with 53% confidence, but the Rays won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Yankees and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Rays and was a contributing factor: Rays rest advantage (2 days rest) over Yankees (1 day rest)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

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

Rays won 2-4

Rays won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Yankees at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Yankees
  • Rest DaysFavors Tampa Bay Rays
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

TB
NYY
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours TB|Favours NYY

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 5/22/2026, 8:45:01 AM

Key Players

Rays

No player data available

Yankees

Will WarrenSP
Carlos RodonSP
Gerrit ColeSP
Cam SchlittlerSP
Ryan WeathersSP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yankees has a 53% win probability, while Rays has a 47% 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 Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York.

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