New York Yankees (13-7, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-12, fifth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Luis Carrasco (2-1, 5.94 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Austin Baz (2-0, 1.42 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -140, Yankees +118; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays look to break a four-game skid when they play the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay has an 8-12 record overall and an 8-9 record in home games. Rays hitters are batting a collective .263, the best team batting average in the AL.
New York is 13-7 overall and 5-3 on the road. The Yankees have a 6-1 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .382 batting average, and has eight doubles, three home runs, seven walks and 11 RBI. Junior Caminero is 12-for-39 with four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Anthony Volpe has four doubles and four home runs for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 11-for-39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .270 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Yankees: 7-3, .231 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Austin Wells: day-to-day (illness), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Owen Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Alan Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
New York Yankees (13-7, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-12, fifth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Luis Carrasco (2-1, 5.94 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Austin Baz (2-0, 1.42 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -140, Yankees +118; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays look to break a four-game skid when they play the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay has an 8-12 record overall and an 8-9 record in home games. Rays hitters are batting a collective .263, the best team batting average in the AL.
New York is 13-7 overall and 5-3 on the road. The Yankees have a 6-1 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .382 batting average, and has eight doubles, three home runs, seven walks and 11 RBI. Junior Caminero is 12-for-39 with four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
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Anthony Volpe has four doubles and four home runs for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 11-for-39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .270 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Yankees: 7-3, .231 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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Yankees: Austin Wells: day-to-day (illness), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Owen Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Alan Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.