Yankees and Rays play, winner claims 3-game series

By Canadian Press on May 4, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays (15-18, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (19-14, first in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (2-2, 4.58 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (1-1, 5.63 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -186, Rays +155; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

New York has an 11-6 record at home and a 19-14 record overall. The Yankees have the 10th-best team ERA in baseball at 3.59.

Tampa Bay has gone 6-5 on the road and 15-18 overall. The Rays have a 7-3 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Sunday is the seventh time these teams square off this season. The Yankees hold a 4-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has eight doubles, two triples and 11 home runs for the Yankees. Anthony Volpe is 10-for-37 with five doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero is second on the Rays with 12 extra base hits (six doubles and six home runs). Christopher Morel is 7-for-38 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .271 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

Rays: 6-4, .209 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: day-to-day (hamstring), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (side), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Rays: Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Joshua Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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