Rays play the Yankees in first of 3-game series

Fri, May 10, 2024
MLB News (AP)

New York Yankees (25-14, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (19-19, fourth in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 6:50 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (3-1, 3.50 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -139, Rays +117; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on Friday.

Tampa Bay is 13-10 at home and 19-19 overall. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244.

New York has a 25-14 record overall and a 12-8 record in road games. The Yankees have the highest team on-base percentage in the AL at .337.

Friday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Amed Rosario has a .301 batting average to lead the Rays, and has five doubles, two triples and two home runs. Isaac Paredes is 13-for-37 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads New York with nine home runs while slugging .493. Alex Verdugo is 11-for-42 with three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Corbin Carroll hit a 2-out RBI single in the 8th to put the DBacks on top, beat struggling Reds 5-4

Alvarez and Singleton hit long homers in the 1st inning to help Astros avoid being swept by Yankees

Soto, Judge and Stanton homer in same game with Yankees for 1st time during 9-4 win over Astros

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .241 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by one run

Yankees: 6-4, .240 batting average, 2.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (leg), Jacob Waguespack: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Devenski: 15-Day IL (knee), Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (back), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (nerve), Taylor Walls: 60-Day IL (hip), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (finger), Shane Baz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Yankees: Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (foot), Oswald Peraza: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jasson Dominguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)

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