New York Hosts the First Game of a three-game Series Against Tampa Bay

By John Allen

Monday August 15, 2022

New York Yankees vs. Tampa BayRays: Gerrit Cole vs. Corey Kluber

New York Yankees (70-43) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (60-53, third in the AL East) (72-43, first in the AL East)

Time: 7:05pm EDT on a Monday

PITCHING PROBABILITY: TBD for the Rays; Gerrit Cole for the Yankees

New York has a home record of 41-15 and an overall record of 72-43. At 3.28, the Yankees have the second-best ERA in the AL.

Monday’s game will be the 11th time that these two teams have faced each other during the current season. The season series is currently in favor of the Yankees, with a score of 7-3.

Aaron Judge’s hitting stats include 46 home runs, 66 walks, and 100 runs batted in. The Yankees scored 300 runs. In the last 10 games, Josh Donaldson has a batting average of 9-for-38 with three doubles, one home run, and five RBI.

Matt Carpenter, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Miguel Castro, Giancarlo Stanton, Michael King, Chad Green, Stephen Ridings, and Zack Britton are injured for the Yankees.

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