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Yankees-Rays Series Preview: The Best Teams in Baseball Collide

off a wild two-game series split with the Red Sox, the Yankees conclude their home stand with an even more important pair of contests against the first-place Rays.

New York (25-14) trails Tampa Bay (28-11) by three games in the American League East, and the two clubs have the best records in baseball.

That's mostly thanks to the fact they have the two best pitching staffs. The Yanks' team ERA is 3.69, but the Rays are a full run better at 2.69.

Since pitching will be the focus of this series, let's take a look at the matchups.

 



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