The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will play the middle game of their three-game weekend series in Tampa on Saturday afternoon. Despite a winning record, the Yankees currently find themselves in last place in the AL East. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay is off to the best start in team history and has the best baseball record. The pitching matchup on Saturday will feature Yankees' righty Domingo German (2-2, 4.46) taking on Ray's right-hander Drew Rasmussen (3-2, 3.66). The first pitch is scheduled for 4:10 PM EST.
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The Yankees headed into this series after ending a four-game losing streak by taking the final two games of a three-game set with the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium. It has been a rough stretch for the Yankees, losing six of their last ten games and, more importantly, losing MVP Aaron Judge to the IL with a hip injury. The banged-up Yankees limped into Tampa on Friday night to take on the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays. In game one, the Yankees trailed 4-0 early but tied it with a four-run sixth inning highlighted by a three-run homer by Harrison Bader. The Yankees bullpen couldn't hold it, however, and they dropped a 5-4 decision to Tampa.
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The Yankees will hand the ball to right-hander Domingo German in game two of the series with the Rays. German is 2-2 in six starts this season with an ERA of 4.46. He has given up 21 hits in 34.2 innings of work including seven home runs. German has a K/9 ratio of 10.2 and has two quality starts on the season. On the road, he is 1-0 with a 7.00 ERA in two starts. He's lasted just just nine innings and given up seven hits and seven runs with a K/9 ratio down to 8.0. German's strikeout percentage has jumped to 28.9 this season after a career-low 19.5 in an injury-plagued 2022.
Key Injuries: OF Aaron Judge, DH Giancarlo Stanton and 3B Josh Donaldson are all out.
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