The Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> will host the New York Yankees<\/a> in an MLB showdown at Tropicana Field. Both teams are looking to secure a crucial victory as they battle for playoff positioning. The Rays, currently sitting in 2nd place in the American League East, boast an impressive record of 78-51. Led by their pitcher Zach Eflin<\/a>, who holds a 13-7 record with a 3.58 ERA, the Rays have been in top form. On the offensive side, Yandy D\u00edaz<\/a> has been a standout performer, maintaining a batting average of .326. The Yankees, with a record of 61-66, are hungry for a win and will rely on their ace Gerrit Cole<\/a>, who holds a 10-4 record with a 3.03 ERA. The Yankees’ power hitter Aaron Judge<\/a>, with 28 home runs to his name, will look to make a significant impact in this game.<\/p>\n [pickup_prop id=”34513″]<\/p>\n The game is scheduled to take place at Tropicana Field on August 25th at 6:40 PM Eastern. Fans can catch the action live on BSSUN.<\/p>\n [metabet_core_game_tile query=”530635″ size=”350×300″ site_id=”lastwordonsports”]<\/p>\n – Yandy D\u00edaz will be the one to watch for the Rays on the offensive side, as he has consistently provided the team with solid hitting throughout the season. Tampa Bay Rays:<\/strong> New York Yankees:<\/strong> Main photo credits:<\/p>\n Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AL East Battle at Tropicana Field The Tampa Bay Rays will host the New York Yankees in an MLB showdown at Tropicana Field. Both teams are looking to secure a crucial victory as they battle for playoff positioning. The Rays, currently sitting in 2nd place in the American League East, boast an impressive record of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":61142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[501,67,611,4076,3931,5131,252,2003,2496,6077],"class_list":["post-61141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yankees","category-rays","tag-aaron-judge","tag-anthony-rizzo","tag-gerrit-cole","tag-isaac-paredes","tag-jeffrey-springs","tag-jose-siri","tag-josh-donaldson","tag-shane-mcclanahan","tag-yandy-diaz","tag-zach-eflin"],"modified_by":"Troy Brock","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Don’t Miss These Exciting Rays and Yankees Matchups:<\/h3>\n
\n– Isaac Paredes<\/a> and Jose Siri<\/a> have been leading the way in home runs for the Rays, with 26 and 24 home runs respectively. Keep an eye out for their power-hitting during the game.
\n– The Yankees will rely on Aaron Judge, who has been a force with his 28 home runs this season. He has the potential to change the course of the game with one swing of the bat.
\n– Pay attention to the pitching matchup between Zach Eflin of the Rays and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees. Both pitchers will be looking to dominate on the mound and shut down the opposing team’s offense.
\n– Keep an eye out for any lineup changes or roster updates, as both teams have a few players dealing with injuries. This could have an impact on the game and provide opportunities for new faces to make an impact.<\/p>\nInjuries:<\/h3>\n
\n– Jeffrey Springs<\/a> (SP) – Elbow (D60)
\n– Drew Rasmussen<\/a> (SP) – Flexor (D60)
\n– Taylor Walls<\/a> (2B) – Oblique (D10)
\n– Kevin Kelly<\/a> (RP) – Undisclosed (D15)
\n– Shane Baz<\/a> (SP) – Elbow (D60)
\n– Shane McClanahan<\/a> (SP) – Forearm (D60)
\n– Garrett Cleavinger<\/a> (RP) – Knee (D60)
\n– Manuel Margot<\/a> (CF) – Elbow (D10)<\/p>\n
\n– Josh Donaldson<\/a> (3B) – Calf (D60)
\n– Scott Effross<\/a> (RP) – Elbow (D60)
\n– Ryan Weber<\/a> (RP) – Forearm (D60)
\n– Luis Gil<\/a> (SP) – Elbow (D60)
\n– Frankie Montas<\/a> (SP) – Shoulder (D60)
\n– Billy McKinney<\/a> (LF) – Back (D10)
\n– Jose Trevino<\/a> (C) – Wrist (D60)
\n– Anthony Rizzo<\/a> (1B) – Concussion (D10)
\n– Nestor Cortes<\/a> (SP) – Shoulder (D15)
\n– Lou Trivino<\/a> (RP) – Elbow (D60)<\/p>\n