Yankees host the Dodgers to begin 3-game series

Los Angeles Dodgers (61-36, first in the NL West) vs. New York Yankees (54-42, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (3-5, 5.33 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (3-4, 4.04 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -118, Yankees -104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees open a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

New York has a 54-42 record overall and a 23-20 record in home games. The Yankees have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .317.

Los Angeles is 30-17 on the road and 61-36 overall. Dodgers pitchers have a collective 3.56 ERA, which ranks second in the NL.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has a .279 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 15 doubles, three triples and 29 home runs. Jasson Dominguez is 11 for 38 with two home runs and two RBIs over the past 10 games.

Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with a .293 batting average, and has 16 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs, 60 walks and 58 RBIs. Kyle Tucker is 10 for 35 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Dodgers: 5-5, .235 batting average, 4.21 ERA, outscored by eight runs

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

Dodgers: Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bobby Miller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Treinen: 15-Day IL (elbow), Will Smith: 10-Day IL (neck), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Snell: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Edwin Diaz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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