NEW YORK -- Evan Longoria was in David Wright's lockers just inside the entrance to the Mets clubhouse, where the Giants and Virginia Tech football helmets had been removed along with the rest of New York's gear.
Lucas Duda, traded from the Mets to the Rays in July, was in his old corner stall at the far end, near the showers.
Because of Hurricane Irma, Citi Field became Tampa Bay's home-away-from-home for a three-game series against the Yankees that began Monday.
"You wouldn't draw up a home game in New York against the Yankees in a wild-card chase," Rays outfielder Steven Souza Jr.