Yankees play the Rays leading series 2-1
New York; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (6-8, 3.42 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 124 strikeouts); Yankees: Marcus Stroman (2-2, 6.09 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -127, Rays +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays with a 2-1 series lead.
New York has a 33-22 record in home games and a 59-49 record overall. The Yankees have gone 26-14 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Tampa Bay is 54-55 overall and 23-27 on the road. Rays hitters are batting a collective .254, which ranks third in the AL.
The teams meet Thursday for the 11th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 6-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has 23 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 38 RBIs while hitting .282 for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has 19 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 62 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 9 for 39 with two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .216 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
Rays: 2-8, .218 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (flexor strain), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), 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: Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (back), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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