New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Prediction for Monday July 6 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 07/06/2026, 12:40 AM ET

Yankees Preview

In Monday night MLB action, the New York Yankees will travel to Tropicana Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions.The Yankees (49-40) have dropped nine of their previous ten games and are still sitting atop the American League Wild Card standings. On Sunday, New York batters managed just five hits and struck out 11 times during a lifeless 6-1 home loss versus Minnesota.

Twenty-five year old righty Cam Schittler (8-5 2.08 ERA) is currently the front-runner for the AL Cy Young Award. Through 104 innings of work, Schittler ranks fifth in the majors with 123 strikeouts and owns a minuscule 0.96 WHIP.

Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays have won a remarkable 31 of their first 43 home games and are four games clear of New York for the top spot in the AL East Division. On Sunday, Tampa Bay batters went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base during a 2-0 road loss against Houston. SP Mason Englert (0-2) fanned nine batters across five plus innings and was the hard-luck loser for the Rays (52-35).

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will give the nod to thirty-one year old righty Griffin Jax (3.45 ERA) on Monday. The Rays have won Jax’s previous three starts and he has allowed seven runs (5 ER) across his last 16 frames.

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Yankees vs Rays Pick

New York OF Aaron Judge is still recovering from a fractured right rib and his timetable to return is unclear. Through 89 games, New York ranks 6th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 7th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 3-2.