Rays aim to sweep ALDS in Game 3 against Yankees

Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. New York Yankees (93-68, second in the AL East during the regular season)

New York; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (15-6, 3.10 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (5-5, 2.80 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -170, Rays +139; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays play in Game 3 of the ALDS. The Rays hold a 2-0 lead in the series and will move on to the ALCS with a victory.

New York is 93-68 overall and 46-34 in home games. The Yankees have gone 63-6 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay has a 98-64 record overall and a 43-38 record on the road. Rays hitters have a collective .402 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL.

The matchup Wednesday is the 16th time these teams meet this season. The Rays hold a 9-6 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 41 home runs, 85 walks and 97 RBIs while hitting .264 for the Yankees. George Lombard Jr. is 11 for 39 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 42 home runs while slugging .524. Jonny Deluca is 11 for 37 with four doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .236 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Rays: 6-4, .228 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (biceps), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Fernando Cruz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Jax: day-to-day (back), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

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