Rays play the Yankees in first of 3-game series

New York Yankees (25-14, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (19-19, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 6:50 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (3-1, 3.50 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Rays: Taj Bradley (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Yankees -139, Rays +117; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on Friday. Tampa Bay is 13-10 at home and 19-19 overall. The Rays have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .244. New York has a 25-14 record overall and a 12-8 record in road games. The Yankees have the highest team on-base percentage in the AL at .337. Friday's game