NEW YORK -- The second week of the season is going drastically different for the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees.
The Rays dropped two straight after winning five of seven games for their best seven-game start in team history. The Yankees are on a three-game winning streak after opening the season with four losses in five games.
While the Yankees try to get another win, the Rays will be looking for an improved showing in all facets Thursday night when the three-game series concludes at Yankee Stadium.
New York has scored 23 runs since the fifth inning Sunday in Baltimore and has done so via a combination of home runs and taking advantage of poor control by pitchers and sub-par defense.