New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Thursday, 8 October 2026 sees New York Yankees take on Tampa Bay Rays, with the start at 00:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "ALDS - Game 3".

The venue for the game is Yankee Stadium, Bronx. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings New York Yankees are 4th with 93 wins and 68 defeats from 161 matches, while Tampa Bay Rays are 1st with 98 wins and 64 defeats from 162 matches.

New York Yankees have scored 739 runs and conceded 601 runs in the league, a difference of +138. Tampa Bay Rays are top of the table. Tampa Bay Rays have scored 736 runs and conceded 650 runs in the league, a difference of +86.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games New York Yankees have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 26 runs and let in 11 runs (W-W-W-L-L).

Over their last 5 games Tampa Bay Rays have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 23 runs and let in 10 runs (W-W-L-W-W).

Head-to-head

We hold 5 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 2 wins for New York Yankees and 3 wins for Tampa Bay Rays. The most recent meeting came on Tuesday, 6 October 2026: Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 New York Yankees.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 36 runs, an average of 7.2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches New York Yankees averaged 5.2 runs scored and 2.2 conceded per game, while Tampa Bay Rays averaged 4.6 scored and 2 conceded.

New York Yankees have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5.2 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Tampa Bay Rays have been harder to score against, conceding 2 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: TBS (United States) and truTV (United States).

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