Rice leads Yankees against the Rays following 4-hit performance

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New York Yankees (12-7, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-11, fifth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (1-3, 5.48 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 0.60 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -110, Yankees -109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Ben Rice had four hits on Thursday in a 6-3 win over the Rays.

Tampa Bay has an 8-11 record overall and an 8-8 record at home. The Rays have the sixth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .333.

New York has a 12-7 record overall and a 4-3 record in road games. The Yankees are 9-4 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Friday is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kameron Misner has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 10 RBI while hitting .400 for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 13-for-33 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Rice has three doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine RBI while hitting .317 for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 16-for-33 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .283 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Yankees: 6-4, .235 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Rays: Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Alan Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

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