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September 22, 2026 · AL East

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees

September 22, 20267:05 PM ETYankee StadiumGame 2 of doubleheader
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
90-59
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HOME
New York Yankees
86-63

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · TB Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Yandy Díaz DH · R .301 .366 .463 .829 22 81 92 .745
2 Junior Caminero 3B · R .279 .364 .532 .896 40 95 118 .767
3 Jonathan Aranda 1B · L .278 .362 .438 .800 21 89 148 .743
4 Chandler Simpson LF · L .305 .333 .353 .686 0 33 46 .731
5 Liam Hicks C · L .286 .368 .442 .810 18 79 50 .726
6 Cedric Mullins CF · L .202 .284 .342 .626 14 45 91 .711
7 Richie Palacios 2B · L .235 .330 .379 .709 10 50 63 .720
8 Jonny DeLuca RF · R .263 .295 .416 .711 9 43 64 .717
9 Nick Fortes C · R .264 .310 .372 .682 5 33 38 .697
HOME · NYY Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ben Rice DH · L .260 .356 .528 .884 38 90 150 .741
2 Luis García Jr. 1B · L .289 .320 .551 .871 30 91 86 .733
3 Cody Bellinger LF · L .268 .344 .435 .779 15 69 82 .744
4 José Caballero SS · R .232 .290 .367 .657 13 47 103 .704
5 Heliot Ramos LF · R .242 .301 .399 .700 11 41 108 .735
6 Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R .252 .314 .458 .772 18 50 85 .707
7 Austin Wells C · L .179 .279 .307 .586 11 29 97 .727
8 Ryan McMahon 3B · L .212 .280 .353 .633 10 34 97 .715
9 Aaron Judge RF · R .242 .365 .506 .871 17 38 81 .834

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.8 R Bunts 6.3 R IBBs 4.3 R
HOME · NYY
Aaron Boone
Lineup 3.4 R Bunts 0.4 R IBBs 3.0 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TB
  • Available 7
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · NYY
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +18 run diff
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HOME · NYY
7-3 W1 +13 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Rays and Yankees staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.