Rays aim to keep win streak going 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; Saturday, 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 -142, Rays +119; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to continue a five-game win streak with a victory against the New York Yankees.

New York is 30-22 overall and 16-9 at home. The Yankees have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .234.

Tampa Bay has a 34-15 record overall and a 15-10 record in road games. The Rays have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .390.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Rays hold a 4-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 16 home runs while slugging .635. Paul Goldschmidt is 11 for 32 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has five doubles, 13 home runs and 27 RBIs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12 for 41 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 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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