Rays bring 2-1 series lead over Yankees into game 4

Tampa Bay Rays (50-49, fourth in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (59-42, second in the AL East)

New York; Monday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (3-6, 4.26 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (9-7, 4.63 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -169, Rays +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays lead 2-1 in a four-game series against the New York Yankees.

New York is 59-42 overall and 26-21 in home games. The Yankees have a 44-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay has a 23-22 record on the road and a 50-49 record overall. The Rays have a 19-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Monday’s game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 6-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 35 home runs, 75 walks and 89 RBI while hitting .309 for the Yankees. Juan Soto is 17-for-43 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with a .255 batting average, and has 18 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs, 46 walks and 51 RBI. Randy Arozarena is 11-for-38 with four home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .222 batting average, 3.51 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rays: 6-4, .241 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Jose Trevino: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (hip), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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