New York Yankees (79-52, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (72-57, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Domingo German (2-2, 3.19 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (6-4, 2.76 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -129, Yankees +109; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays, on a six-game home winning streak, host the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay is 72-57 overall and 42-23 at home. The Rays have gone 45-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.
New York has gone 34-32 on the road and 79-52 overall. The Yankees have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.31.
The matchup Friday is the 14th meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees have an 8-5 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Harold Ramirez has 19 doubles and five home runs for the Rays. Isaac Paredes is 6-for-23 with four home runs over the past 10 games.
DJ LeMahieu has 18 doubles and 12 home runs for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 10-for-33 with five home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .278 batting average, 2.67 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Yankees: 6-4, .226 batting average, 2.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (tricep), Isaac Paredes: day-to-day (undisclosed), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (tricep), Roman Quinn: 10-Day IL (knee), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Anthony Rizzo: day-to-day (back), Jameson Taillon: day-to-day (forearm), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Aroldis Chapman: 15-Day IL (leg), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (foot), Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-Day IL (groin), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Albert Abreu: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Carpenter: 10-Day IL (foot), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (lat), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Michael King: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Ridings: 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.
