New York Yankees (49-17, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (36-30, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (6-1, 3.33 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (7-3, 1.84 ERA, .86 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -132, Rays +111; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they play the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay has a 36-30 record overall and a 21-13 record in home games. The Rays have gone 21-5 in games when they scored five or more runs.
New York has a 49-17 record overall and a 20-10 record in road games. The Yankees are 29-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The matchup Monday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees have a 5-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Randy Arozarena has 14 doubles, two triples and seven home runs for the Rays. Manuel Margot is 9-for-37 with four doubles and three RBI over the past 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 11 doubles and 25 home runs for the Yankees. Gleyber Torres is 13-for-33 with five doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .231 batting average, 2.49 ERA, outscored by four runs
Yankees: 9-1, .265 batting average, 2.81 ERA, outscored opponents by 42 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (quadricep), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Chris Mazza: 60-Day IL (back), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aroldis Chapman: 15-Day IL (achilles), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
