New York Yankees (93-68, second in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (14-6, 1.95 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 239 strikeouts); Rays: Freddy Peralta (10-11, 4.42 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 156 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -132, Rays +109; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the New York Yankees on Monday in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Rays hold a 1-0 lead in the series.
Tampa Bay is 98-64 overall and 55-26 at home. The Rays have the best team on-base percentage in the AL at .326.
New York is 93-68 overall and 47-34 on the road. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.23 ERA, which leads the AL.
The teams play Monday for the 15th time this season. The Rays are up 8-6 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 26 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 85 RBIs while hitting .293 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 10 for 40 with a double over the last 10 games.
Luis Garcia has 26 doubles, five triples, 30 home runs and 92 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 12 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .228 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Yankees: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Jax: day-to-day (back), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
Yankees: Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Fernando Cruz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (biceps), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
