New York Yankees (13-8, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (9-12, fifth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (3-0, 1.87 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (1-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -156, Rays +132; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay is 9-12 overall and 9-9 at home. Rays hitters are batting a collective .265, the highest team batting average in the AL.

New York has a 13-8 record overall and a 5-4 record in road games. The Yankees are 9-2 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Sunday’s game is the fourth time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda has eight doubles and four home runs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 13-for-39 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has five doubles, seven home runs and 25 RBI for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 10-for-38 with a double, three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .275 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Yankees: 7-3, .240 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

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

Yankees: Ben Rice: day-to-day (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan Trey Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Owen 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.