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Yankees bring 1-0 series lead over Rays into game 2

Yankees bring 1-0 series lead over Rays into game 2

New York Yankees (26-14, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (19-20, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-3, 3.72 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Rays: Zack Littell (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 42 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Yankees -127, Rays +106; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays leading the series 1-0. Tampa Bay has a 13-11 record at home and a 19-20 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .313 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL. New York is 13-8 on the road and 26-14 overall. The Yankees have gone 19-2 in games when they