Yankees bring road win streak into matchup with the Rays

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New York Yankees (67-57, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (61-64, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (12-7, 3.25 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 164 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (8-9, 4.93 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 140 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -142, Rays +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees visit the Tampa Bay Rays looking to continue a four-game road winning streak.

Tampa Bay is 32-30 in home games and 61-64 overall. The Rays have gone 34-52 in games when they have given up a home run.

New York is 67-57 overall and 30-32 on the road. Yankees hitters have a collective .446 slugging percentage to lead the AL.

The teams play Tuesday for the 12th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 7-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 21 doubles and 35 home runs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 11 for 40 with a double, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cody Bellinger has 20 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 71 RBIs while hitting .264 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 12 for 37 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Yankees: 7-3, .241 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Josh Lowe: day-to-day (oblique), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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)

Yankees: Amed Rosario: 10-Day IL (joint), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-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)

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