New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday

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Tampa Bay Rays (96-61, first in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (90-67, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ian Seymour (9-7, 4.38 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (9-9, 3.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 123 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -159, Rays +130; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees square off against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.

New York is 90-67 overall and 43-33 in home games. Yankees hitters have a collective .408 slugging percentage to rank seventh in MLB.

Tampa Bay has a 96-61 record overall and a 41-35 record on the road. The Rays are 69-24 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The matchup Wednesday is the 12th time these teams square off this season. The Rays hold a 7-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 23 doubles, four triples and 39 home runs for the Yankees. Heliot Ramos is 7 for 32 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 41 home runs while slugging .525. Jonathan Aranda is 9 for 33 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .209 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Rays: 8-2, .234 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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.