Yankees and Rays meet with series tied 1-1

Tampa Bay Rays (78-59, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (84-56, first in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Luis Patino (1-1, 4.34 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Yankees: Domingo German (2-3, 3.27 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -120, Yankees +100

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

New York has a 49-22 record at home and an 84-56 record overall. The Yankees are 48-22 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Tampa Bay has a 31-35 record on the road and a 78-59 record overall. Rays pitchers have a collective 3.29 ERA, which ranks fourth in the majors.

The matchup Sunday is the 19th meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees hold a 10-8 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 19 doubles, three home runs and 45 RBI for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 15-for-33 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 32 doubles and eight home runs for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 14-for-41 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .218 batting average, 2.80 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rays: 8-2, .271 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (toe), Anthony Rizzo: 10-Day IL (back), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Benintendi: 10-Day IL (wrist), Aroldis Chapman: 15-Day IL (leg), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (foot), 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)

Rays: Brendan McKay: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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