{"id":453013,"date":"2022-05-26T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T06:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yankees-face-early-key-four-game-test-vs-rival-rays\/"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T06:26:12","slug":"yankees-face-early-key-four-game-test-vs-rival-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-face-early-key-four-game-test-vs-rival-rays\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yankees face early key four-game test vs. rival Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285fad47eff\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285fad47eff\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yankees-face-early-key-four-game-test-vs-rival-rays\/#%E2%80%9CYankees_face_early_key_four-game_test_vs_rival_Rays%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yankees face early key four-game test vs. rival Rays&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYankees_face_early_key_four-game_test_vs_rival_Rays%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Yankees face early key four-game test vs. rival Rays&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>More than a quarter of the Yankees\u2019 season has passed, creating a lengthy sample size of results.<\/p>\n<p>Early indications are the Yankees, who own the best record in baseball at 31-13, are legitimate title contenders. Beginning Thursday, however, they will begin to find out even more about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>They will open their season <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> again the rival Rays, the two-time AL East defending champions who have given them fits in recent years, and they will do so at far less than full strength.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing behind Tampa Bay the last two seasons, the Yankees have built a sizable lead in the division, taking a four-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> edge in the loss column into the four-game series. But that margin could get chopped down in St. Petersburg, Fla., for the shorthanded Yankees, who placed Giancarlo Stanton (right ankle, though the Yankees originally announced he has a right calf strain) and Jonathan Loaisiga (shoulder) on the injured list Wednesday, joining Chad Green (Tommy John surgery) and Aroldis Chapman (Achilles tendinitis). Josh Donaldson is also still on the COVID-19 list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a divisional opponent that we know is going to be there the whole way that we want to play well against,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Cash.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rays manager Kevin Cash\" class=\"wp-image-22417664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Cash.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Cash.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Kevin-Cash.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rays manager Kevin Cash<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, the Rays won 11 of 19 meetings. The year before, Tampa Bay took eight of 10 and eliminated the Yankees from the postseason in the ALDS.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays are a season-high nine games over .500 and are enjoying a strong May. They are 15-8 in the month, highlighted by a six-game winning streak from May 2-7. Pitching has carried them. Tampa Bay has a team ERA of 3.30, the fifth-lowest number in the sport. Southpaw Shane McClanahan has excelled, notching a 4-2 record and a 2.06 ERA. He is projected to start the series finale on Sunday against Luis Severino. Nestor Cortes will start for the Yankees on Thursday, Jameson Taillon will face Jeffrey Springs on Friday and Gerrit Cole will match up with former Yankee Corey Kluber on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH5442666171&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can really pitch and then they got a really versatile, complimentary roster,\u201d Boone said of the Rays. \u201cThey have speed, defense, they hit for power. They\u2019re a very complete team that you got to play really well if you\u2019re going to have a chance to beat them. They\u2019re battle-tested.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Former top prospect Manny Banuelos will be on the Yankees\u2019 taxi squad for the series against the Rays. After spending the last two years playing in Taiwan, Mexico and China, the 31-year-old left-hander signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in January. He has pitched to a 2.35 ERA over 30 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip<\/a>le-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of emotions right now,\u201d said Banuelos, who last pitched in the major leagues with the White Sox in 2019. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey. I\u2019m really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>After their victory Wednesday, the Yankees sent winning pitcher JP Sears and outfielder Estevan Florial to Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre. 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