New York Yankees (93-68, second in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (10-9, 3.61 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (16-5, 2.67 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 174 strikeouts)
LINE: Rays -138, Yankees +114; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees square off in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Tampa Bay is 98-64 overall and 55-26 in home games. The Rays are 25-13 in games decided by one run.
New York has a 47-34 record on the road and a 93-68 record overall. The Yankees rank second in the majors with 223 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
The teams play Saturday for the 14th time this season. The Rays lead the season series 7-6.
TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 25 doubles, a triple and 42 home runs for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 13 for 39 with two doubles over the past 10 games.
Luis Garcia has 26 doubles, five triples, 30 home runs and 92 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Yankees. George Lombard Jr. is 13 for 40 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .226 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Yankees: 6-4, .258 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (foot), Griffin Jax: day-to-day (back), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
Yankees: Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (biceps), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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