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Clearly spending a lot of money does not equal success in baseball. Hoping to avoid their first five-game losing streak in nearly two years, the New York Yankees close a brief two-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays tonight.

With their fourth consecutive loss, the -160 favored Yankees matched their longest skid from last season and dropped to 3-9 against the AL East. They last dropped five in a row May 25-29, 2007.

Andy Pettitte looks to rebound from his worst performance of the season and should do just that considering he is 15-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 25 starts against Tampa Bay.

Jeff Niemann hopes to pitch the Rays to their first three-game win streak. The righthander had his worst start of the season Saturday in a 10-6 loss to Boston, allowing six runs and seven hits in three innings, the shortest start of his career. Head over to the Bodog Sportsbook for the best in MLB baseball odds.