The Tampa Bay Rays will play the New York Yankees in Game 2 of their series at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 78-58 this season and have won four games in a row. Tampa Bay defeated New York by a score of 4-2 in Game 1 of this series. The Tampa Bay pitching staff has a 3.24 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and a .230 opponent batting average this season. The Rays offense has scored 579 runs with a .243 batting average and a .312 on base percentage. Randy Arozarena is batting .272 with 19 home runs and 76 RBI’s for the Rays this season. The projected starter for Tampa Bay is Corey Kluber, who is 10-7 with a 4.00 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP over 141.2 innings pitched this season.
The New York Yankees are 83-56 this season and have won four of their last six games. Prior to losing Game 1 of this series, New York won three out of four games against Minnesota. The New York pitching staff has a 3.28 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and a .220 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 677 runs with a .238 batting average and a .322 on base percentage. Aaron Judge is batting .304 with 55 home runs and 119 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. The projected starter for New York is Jameson Taillon, who is 12-4 with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP over 145.2 innings pitched this season.
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