Yankees at Rays Free MLB Picks - July 30th, 2010: The New York Yankees (65-36) will open a monster three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays (63-38). The Yankees lead the American League East by two games and are face with a perfect opportunity in game one (Friday 7:10pm ET) to open up their division lead. Alex Rodriguez will be looking for his 600th home run for the 8th game now. A-Rod has been very productive as of late, just no long balls. Hammerhead Sports delivers the most accurate free sports picks and free MLB picks from our MLB predictions experts. Find our winning MLB Picks selections below.

The Yankees will open the three game set with Phil Hughes (12-3, 4.04 ERA) on the mound. Hughes will make his first start of the year against the Rays. He's 2-1 with a 4.20 ERA against them in seven appearances, including two starts. The right-hander allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings to earn a 12-6 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. New York gave Jorge Posada a rest Thursday, and will let him catch two of three games this weekend despite his ailing left knee. Homerless since he went deep last Thursday against Kansas City, Rodriguez again tries to become the seventh player to reach 600 in what is sure to be a heated atmosphere.

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Rodriguez is 4 for 8 with two homers against Tampa Bay starter Wade Davis (8-9, 4.32 ERA), who has posted a 2.11 ERA in winning his last three starts. Davis is looking forward to facing the defending World Series champions. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA in two starts against New York this year. The Rays are hoping that outfielders B.J. Upton and Ben Zobrist will return after both missed Thursday's 4-2 victory over Detroit.

Bodog Sportsbook has the visiting New York Yankees (-155) as the Free MLB Picks road favorite against the Tampa Bay Rays (+140). With good pitching on the mound and a lot on the line. Expect the Yankees to win this one in low-scoring fashion. The under seems likely with the MLB Betting Odds Total Run Line at 9.5.