Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees meet in game 2 of series

By Canadian Press on July 29, 2025.

Tampa Bay Rays (54-53, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (57-49, second in the AL East)

New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Joe Boyle (1-0, 1.42 ERA, 0.63 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (11-4, 2.62 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -207, Rays +170; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the New York Yankees.

New York is 57-49 overall and 31-22 at home. Yankees hitters are batting a collective .253, the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play.

Tampa Bay is 23-25 on the road and 54-53 overall. The Rays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .255.

The teams meet Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cody Bellinger has 19 home runs, 31 walks and 58 RBIs while hitting .281 for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 36 with a double, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 19 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 12 for 41 with a double, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .223 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Rays: 4-6, .231 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (flexor strain), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Rays: Bryan Baker: day-to-day (calf), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (back), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (foot), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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