Rays come into matchup against the Yankees on losing streak

Updated Jul. 7, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

New York Yankees (50-40, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (52-36, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-3, 3.73 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Rays: Ian Seymour (5-1, 4.02 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -121, Yankees -101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays enter a matchup against the New York Yankees after losing three straight games.

Tampa Bay has a 52-36 record overall and a 31-13 record in home games. Rays hitters are batting a collective .258, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.

New York has a 50-40 record overall and a 27-20 record in road games. The Yankees have the highest team slugging percentage in the AL at .419.

Tuesday's game is the seventh time these teams square off this season. The Rays are up 4-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 38 extra base hits (12 doubles and 26 home runs). Cedric Mullins is 10 for 36 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 42 extra base hits (15 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs). Amed Rosario is 7 for 30 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .247 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Yankees: 2-8, .141 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Jesse Scholtens: 15-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (ankle), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Fraley: 10-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Yankees: Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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