New York Yankees (50-41, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (53-36, first in the AL East)St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (3-3, 4.01 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (7-5, 3.05 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)LINE: Rays -131, Yankees +107; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the New York Yankees on Wednesday.Tampa Bay is 53-36 overall and 32-13 at home. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.77.New York has a 50-41 record overall and a 27-21 record on the road. The Yankees have hit 132 total home runs to lead the majors.The matchup Wednesday is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Rays hold a 5-2 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 26 home runs while slugging .547. Cedric Mullins is 8 for 35 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a .273 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs, 44 walks and 60 RBIs. Amed Rosario is 6 for 27 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .252 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runsYankees: 2-8, .164 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored by 25 runsINJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Yankees: Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
