On a dreary afternoon at Yankee Stadium, much of the Yankees’ on-field performance in their 7-5 loss to the Rays matched the weather. Yankees pitchers didn’t have a single clean inning against one of the weaker lineups in the American League.

With Ben Rice and Austin Wells on the bench, Boone said he was going to either pinch hit for Escarra or Jorbit Vivas (who was on deck) but opted to go with Escarra’s experience — playing in his 11th career MLB game compared to Vivas’ third — which did not work out as the backup catcher grounded into a 1-2-3 double play.

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The Tampa Bay Rays (15-18) and New York Yankees (19-14) wrap up their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, is set for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

It's Wednesday, May 7, and the Phillies (20-15) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (16-19). Cristopher Sánchez is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay. Philadelphia took Game 1 of the series yesterday,

Max Fried combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to become the major leagues’ first six-game winner and lead the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0.

Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm also slammed home runs for the Phillies. Zack Wheeler (3-1) kept Tampa Bay hitters off-stride for seven innings en route to the victory. He scattered four hits while not walking a batter and striking out nine Tampa Bay hitters.