The Yankees Face the Rays in An Attempt to Snap a three-game Losing Streak

Wednesday August 17, 2022

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Domingo German vs. Corey Kluber

At 7:05 PM ET on Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays (62-53) will try to sweep the New York Yankees (72-45) at Yankee Stadium. Domingo German of New York (-147 odds to win) and Corey Kluber of Tampa Bay (+124 odds to win) will start this game.

In their upcoming game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees will look to end their current skid of three consecutive defeats.

The New York Yankees have an overall record of 72-45 and a record of 41-17 in home games. The Yankees have a record of 33-13 in games in which they did not allow a home run to be hit against them.

The battle On Wednesday, these two teams will meet for the 13th time this season. In the season series, the Yankees are ahead 7-5.

This is German’s sixth Yankees start. He’s 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA in 23 2/3 innings. The righty last pitched Friday against the Boston Red Sox, allowing one earned run and five hits.

In five games this season, the 30-year-old has a 4.18 ERA, 6.5 K/9, and a .277 opponent batting average. Germán has had one good start this season.

Aaron Judge is New York’s home run leader with 46, and his slugging percentage is .667. In the last 10 games, DJ LeMahieu has a batting average of 6-for-32 with one home run and one run batted in.

INJURIES: DJ LeMahieu, Matt Carpenter, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Miguel Castro, Giancarlo Stanton, Michael King, Chad Green, and Stephen Ridings.

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