Rays hope to keep their winning streak going against Yankees
The New York Yankees (83–56), who are currently in first place in the American League East, will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (78-58, second in the AL East).
Time: 1:05 p.m., Saturday EDT, New York.
Jameson Taillon (12-4, 3.95 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 120 strikeouts) of the Yankees and Corey Kluber (10-7, 4.00 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) of the Rays are the most likely pitchers to start for their respective teams.
If the Tampa Bay Rays are successful against the New York Yankees, they will extend their current winning streak to four games.
The overall record for New York is 83-56, and they are 48-22 at home. The Yankees pitchers as a group have an earned run average of 3.28, which places them in third place in the AL.
Tampa Bay has a record of 31-34 on the road and 78-58 overall. At 3.24, the Rays’ team ERA is the second-best in the AL.
This will be the 18th time that these two teams have competed against each other during the current season. The season series currently stands at 9-8 in favor of the Yankees.
The Yankees‘ Aaron Judge has contributed 119 runs scored, 23 doubles, and 55 home runs to the team’s total. Isiah Kiner-Falefa has gone 11 for 34 with a double, two home runs, and six runs batted in over the course of the previous ten games.
In his career with the Rays, Harold Ramirez has hit 20 doubles and five home runs. Over the course of the last ten games, Randy Arozarena has a batting average of 17 for 42 with eight doubles, two home runs, and two RBI.
In their last 10, the Yankees went 5-5 with a.201 batting average, a 2.90 earned run average, and even run differential.
INJURIES: DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Rizzo, Luis Gil, Andrew Benintendi, Aroldis Chapman, Harrison Bader, Scott Effross, Albert Abreu, Matt Carpenter, Luis Severino, Miguel Castro, Michael King, Chad Green, Stephen Ridings, and Zack Britton.
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