Rays bring win streak into game against the Yankees

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Tampa Bay Rays (34-15, first in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (30-22, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (4-1, 3.19 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.58 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -136, Rays +114; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays aim to keep their five-game win streak going when they visit the New York Yankees.

New York has a 30-22 record overall and a 16-9 record at home. The Yankees are 20-4 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Tampa Bay is 34-15 overall and 15-10 on the road. The Rays have a 14-2 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Sunday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Rays have a 4-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has a .287 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 10 doubles and 16 home runs. Jazz Chisholm is 15 for 35 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 18 extra base hits (five doubles and 13 home runs). Yandy Diaz is 12 for 41 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .222 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Rays: 8-2, .288 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Jonny Deluca: day-to-day (hamstring), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (back), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.