If playoff odds were based on results alone, the New York Yankees wouldn’t like their chances against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The two AL East rivals face off in the Division Series starting Monday night. The Rays won 40 games en route to securing the No. 1 seed in the American League. The Yankees entered the abbreviated season as World Series favorites, but a pair of late season slumps meant they stumbled to the No. 5 seed.
What’s happened in the playoffs thus far might not matter either. The Rays made short work of the No.