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New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

2026-10-03 · Updated October 3, 2026 6:50 AM ET

Matchup

New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

Balanced

Away Team
New York Yankees

Road club

Home Team
Tampa Bay Rays

Home club

Game Date
2026-10-03

Scheduled slate date

New York Yankees Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

Tampa Bay Rays Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

Favorite
New York Yankees

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees—
Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays—
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Giancarlo StantonNew York YankeesDifficult
Heliot RamosNew York YankeesDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Giancarlo StantonNew York YankeesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Heliot RamosNew York YankeesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Ben RiceNew York YankeesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
70°F

Weather

Wind
10 mph CALM

Weather

Roof
Indoor

Venue

Weather Label
Neutral

Impact

Summary
Roofed stadium - weather controlled

Weather

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