Diaz leads Rays against the Yankees after 4-hit outing

New York Yankees (50-42, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (54-36, first in the AL East)St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: TBD; Rays: Drew Rasmussen (7-4, 2.78 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)LINE: Rays -157, Yankees +128; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays play the New York Yankees after Yandy Diaz had four hits on Wednesday in a 3-0 win over the Yankees.Tampa Bay has a 54-36 record overall and a 33-13 record at home. The Rays have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .257.New York has a 27-22 record in road games and a 50-42 record overall. The Yankees are 25-15 in games when they did not allow a home run.Thursday’s game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Rays are up 6-2 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 26 home runs while slugging .541. Chandler Simpson is 12 for 39 with three doubles and an RBI over the last 10 games.Trent Grisham has 13 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 37 RBIs for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 9 for 37 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .249 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs