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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
64-44
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HOME
New York Yankees
61-48

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 Junior Caminero 3B · R .280 .369 .541 .910 29 65 85 .767
2 Yandy Díaz DH · R .303 .379 .464 .843 15 63 66 .747
3 Jonathan Aranda 1B · L .284 .376 .437 .813 14 65 108 .743
4 Chandler Simpson LF · L .290 .323 .352 .675 0 20 37 .731
5 Cedric Mullins CF · L .202 .279 .356 .635 13 34 75 .711
6 Taylor Walls SS · S .217 .308 .287 .595 0 21 77 .694
7 Ben Williamson 2B · R .251 .315 .328 .643 2 25 49 .727
8 Nick Fortes C · R .277 .316 .383 .699 4 27 31 .697
9 Richie Palacios 2B · L .230 .325 .338 .663 4 30 47 .720
HOME · NYY Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ben Rice 1B · L .269 .359 .572 .931 31 73 109 .741
2 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L .224 .301 .407 .708 16 45 124 .742
3 José Caballero SS · R .239 .289 .376 .665 10 37 78 .707
4 Trent Grisham CF · L .216 .318 .384 .702 11 42 58 .727
5 Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R .254 .315 .465 .780 16 44 75 .709
6 Ryan McMahon 3B · L .208 .270 .364 .634 9 26 79 .715
7 Austin Wells C · L .162 .260 .273 .533 7 14 66 .727
8 Jasson Domínguez RF · S .232 .272 .389 .661 6 14 41 .746
9 Amed Rosario 3B · R .234 .276 .437 .713 9 27 47 .713

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 3.2 R
HOME · NYY
Aaron Boone
Lineup 2.8 R Bunts 0.3 R IBBs 2.5 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TB
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 1
  • Inactive 0
HOME · NYY
  • Available 3
  • Limited 5
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TB
8-2 W2 +29 run diff
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HOME · NYY
5-4 L2 -1 run diff
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Season series: 2-2 with TB listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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.

Keep reading

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.