April 10, 2026 11:15 am EDT

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays both enter Friday’s outing on losing streaks. The Yankees have dropped two straight, the Rays two in a row. Luis Gil (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees, who are 8-4 this season and first in the AL East. Steven Matz (2-0, 4.09 ERA) is expected to start for the Rays, who are 5-7 and third in the AL East.

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Injury reportsYankees

Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Rays

Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15 Day IL (Hip), Garrett Cleavinger: 15 Day IL (Calf), Edwin Uceta: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back)

Stats to know

  • New York’s Ben Rice is slashing .324/.479/.676 this season with three home runs (14th in MLB), 11 RBIs (11th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.155 (3rd in MLB). He has a 29.2% strikeout rate and a 22.9% walk rate in 48 plate appearances, and he has scored 11 total runs. Rice has recorded one steal on one attempt.
  • In 52 plate appearances, Cody Bellinger is hitting .238/.365/.381 with a .746 OPS and two steals on three attempts. He has hit one long ball, driven in four runs and scored nine times.
  • Yandy Diaz has hit two home runs this season. He has also tallied 10 RBIs (17th in MLB) and has scored eight runs. In 55 plate appearances, he has recorded a .362 BA, .455 OBP and .553 SLG with a 7.3% walk rate and a 12.7% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
  • In 56 plate appearances, Jonathan Aranda has hit three long balls (14th in MLB), tallied 11 RBIs (11th in MLB) and scored six runs. He is batting .271/.339/.521 and has posted a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 10.7% walk rate.

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