How to Watch Yankees vs. Rays: TV Channel & Live Stream - April 18

Updated Apr. 18, 2025 3:24 p.m. ET

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Carlos Rodon and Drew Rasmussen are the projected starters when the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays face off on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

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Yankees vs. Rays Game Information & How to Watch

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
4/17/2025	Rays	-1.5	9	-110	-109	6-3 NYY
7/22/2024	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-170	+142	9-1 NYY
7/21/2024	Yankees	-1.5	9.5	-147	+125	6-4 TB
7/20/2024	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-167	+139	9-1 TB
7/19/2024	Yankees	-1.5	8	-170	+143	6-1 NYY
7/11/2024	Yankees	-1.5	8	-115	-105	5-4 TB
7/10/2024	Rays	-1.5	8	-122	+102	2-1 NYY
7/9/2024	Yankees	-1.5	7.5	-120	+100	5-3 TB
5/12/2024	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-147	+124	10-6 NYY
5/11/2024	Rays	-1.5	8	-110	-110	7-2 TB

Aaron Judge has a team-best batting average of .400, while leading the Yankees in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (22).
Including all MLB hitters, Judge ranks first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
Judge takes a hitting streak of six games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .485 with two doubles, a home run, nine walks and five RBI.
Ben Rice is batting .317 with three doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks.
Rice is 15th in home runs and 83rd in RBI in the majors.
Anthony Volpe is hitting .209 with four doubles, four home runs and 10 walks.
Trent Grisham has a double, four home runs and four walks while batting .308.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 13	Giants	L 5-4	Carlos Rodón vs Logan Webb
April 14	Royals	W 4-1	Carlos Luis Carrasco vs Seth Lugo
April 15	Royals	W 4-2	Max Fried vs Michael Wacha
April 16	Royals	W 4-3	Clarke Schmidt vs Kristofer Sime Bubic
April 17	@ Rays	W 6-3	Will Warren vs Taj Bradley
April 18	@ Rays	-	Carlos Rodón vs Drew Rasmussen
April 19	@ Rays	-	Carlos Luis Carrasco vs Shane Austin Baz
April 20	@ Rays	-	Max Fried vs Ryan Pepiot
April 21	@ Guardians	-	Clarke Schmidt vs Gavin Williams
April 22	@ Guardians	-	Will Warren vs Tanner Bibee
April 23	@ Guardians	-	Carlos Rodón vs Luis Ortiz

Jonathan Aranda paces the Rays with 11 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .377.
Aranda's home run total places him 56th in the big leagues, and he ranks 39th in RBI.
Kameron Misner is batting .400 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and four walks.
Among all major league hitters, Misner ranks 56th in home runs and 55th in RBI.
Junior Caminero leads the Rays in home runs (five) and runs batted in (11).
Yandy (Fernandez) Diaz is hitting .215 with three doubles, three home runs and four walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 13	Braves	W 8-3	Joseph Boyle vs Chris Sale
April 14	Red Sox	W 16-1	Shane Austin Baz vs Tanner Houck
April 15	Red Sox	L 7-4	Ryan Pepiot vs Walker Anthony Buehler
April 16	Red Sox	L 1-0	Zack Littell vs Sean Newcomb
April 17	Yankees	L 6-3	Taj Bradley vs Will Warren
April 18	Yankees	-	Drew Rasmussen vs Carlos Rodón
April 19	Yankees	-	Shane Austin Baz vs Carlos Luis Carrasco
April 20	Yankees	-	Ryan Pepiot vs Max Fried
April 22	@ Diamondbacks	-	Zack Littell vs Brandon Pfaadt
April 23	@ Diamondbacks	-	Taj Bradley vs Eduardo Rodriguez
April 24	@ Diamondbacks	-	Drew Rasmussen vs Corbin Brian Burnes