Tampa Bay Rays (54-54, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (58-49, second in the AL East)
New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (8-8, 3.72 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (6-5, 4.82 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 124 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -140, Rays +117; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
New York has a 58-49 record overall and a 32-22 record at home. The Yankees have gone 37-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Tampa Bay is 23-26 on the road and 54-54 overall. The Rays are 25-10 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams play Wednesday for the 10th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 5-4.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Jonathan Aranda has 22 doubles and 12 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 7 for 36 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .219 batting average, 5.22 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Rays: 3-7, .214 batting average, 5.13 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (flexor strain), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
Rays: Bryan Baker: day-to-day (calf), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (back), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (foot), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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