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Rays at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Friday, New York

 
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Austin Pruitt (50) in the dugout during the ninth inning of the game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday, April 2, 2017. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-3.
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Austin Pruitt (50) in the dugout during the ninth inning of the game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Sunday, April 2, 2017. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 7-3.
Published July 28, 2017

Tonight: at Yankees

7:05, Yankee Stadium, New York

TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Rays info: Toll-free 1-888-326-7297

Probable pitchers

Rays: RH Austin Pruitt (5-1, 6.25)

YANKEES: RH Masahiro Tanaka (7-9, 5.37)

On Pruitt: Rookie rejoins Rays, replacing injured Jake Odorizzi. Third stint in majors. 0-1, 3.38 in four starts going back into rotation at Triple A. Made three relief outings vs. Yankees in April, 16.20 ERA.

On Tanaka: Winless past three starts, 0-2, 6.00, and over a longer struggle, 2-8, 5.97 in 13 starts. Has allowed 162 base­runners in 115⅔ innings. Is 6-2, 4.50 in 10 starts vs. Rays, 0-2, 20.65 this season.

Rays vs. Tanaka

Corey Dickerson 8-for-18 3 HR

Evan Longoria 6-for-27 3 HR

Brad Miller 6-for-26 3 HR

Logan Morrison 4-for-21 HR

Yankees vs. PruItt

Jacoby Ellsbury 1-for-1

Brett Gardner 0-for-1

Chase Headley 3-for-3

Aaron Judge 1-for-3

On deck

Saturday: at Yankees, 1:05. Rays, LH Blake Snell (0-6, 4.86); Yankees, LH Caleb Smith (0-1, 8.10)

Sunday: at Yankees, 1:05. Rays, RH Jake Faria (5-1, 2.67); Yankees, LF Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 3.92)

Monday: at Astros, 8:10. Rays, RH Alex Cobb (9-6, 3.46); Astros, TBA

Tuesday: at Astros, 8:10. Rays, RH Chris Archer (7-6, 3.77); Astros, TBA

Wednesday: at Astros, 8:10. Rays, RH Austin Pruitt (5-1, 6.25); Astros, TBA

Thursday: at Astros, 8:10. Rays, LH Blake Snell (0-6, 4.86); Astros, TBA

Rays disabled list

• RHP Matt Andriese, 60-day, hip stress reaction, eligible Aug. 10, targeting late August

• LHP Xavier Cedeno, 60-day, forearm tightness, eligible June 17, targeting mid August

• SS Matt Duffy, 60-day, heel surgery recovery, April 12, targeting late August

• RHP Nathan Eovaldi, 60-day, Tommy John surgery, out all of 2017

• RHP Kevin Gadea, 60-day, forearm tendinitis, June 1, unclear

• OF Kevin Kiermaier, 60-day, right hip fracture, Aug. 9, targeting early August

• RHP Jake Odorizzi, 10-day, lower back strain, Aug. 4, targeting early August

• INF Daniel Robertson, 10-day, neck spasms, July 6, targeting August

• RHP Shawn Tolleson, 60-day, Tommy John surgery, out all of 2017