Yankees play the Pirates leading series 1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates (52-49, fourth in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (56-44, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bubba Chandler (3-8, 4.77 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (7-4, 4.03 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 96 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -149, Pirates +122; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

New York has gone 25-22 at home and 56-44 overall. The Yankees have the best team slugging percentage in the AL at .423.

Pittsburgh has gone 25-25 on the road and 52-49 overall. The Pirates are eighth in MLB play with 130 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 49 extra base hits (17 doubles, three triples and 29 home runs). Jazz Chisholm is 9 for 36 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ryan O'Hearn has 13 doubles, 16 home runs and 64 RBIs for the Pirates. Esmerlyn Valdez is 11 for 37 with two doubles and seven home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Pirates: 6-4, .271 batting average, 4.49 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

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

Pirates: Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (hand), Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (lower body), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Evan Sisk: 15-Day IL (elbow), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness)

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