New York Yankees (11-7, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-10, fourth in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (1-0, 5.14 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (2-0, 3.71 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -119, Yankees -100; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees will attempt to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Tampa Bay has gone 8-7 in home games and 8-10 overall. The Rays have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .330.
New York is 11-7 overall and 3-3 in road games. Yankees hitters have a collective .485 slugging percentage to lead the AL.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has seven doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 10-for-37 with a double, four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Ben Rice has two doubles, a triple, five home runs and seven RBI while hitting .273 for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 15-for-33 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .271 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Yankees: 5-5, .221 batting average, 4.01 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Rays: Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake 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 Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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