The Rays return home from their last west coast trip of the season to take on the Yankees as the trade deadline nears. The Rays have won five of their last ten and the Yankees enter winners of eight of their last eleven. The Yankees are coming off series victories of the Astros, Giants, and Orioles.
The Yankees have made the first big move as we approach the deadline in dealing closer Aroldis Chapman, but they currently find themselves 3.5 games out of the second wild card.
The Matchups:
Friday: Ivan Nova vs Jake Odorizzi
Saturday: Nathan Eovaldi vs Drew Smyly
Sunday: Michael Pineda vs Blake Snell