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

Match overview

MLB action on Saturday, 3 October 2026 sees Tampa Bay Rays take on New York Yankees, with the start at 22:30 UTC. Our data lists this game as "ALDS - Game 1".

The venue for the game is Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg. 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 Tampa Bay Rays are 1st with 98 wins and 64 defeats from 162 matches, while New York Yankees are 4th with 93 wins and 68 defeats from 161 matches.

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. New York Yankees have scored 739 runs and conceded 601 runs in the league, a difference of +138.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Tampa Bay Rays have 2 wins and 3 defeats. They scored 23 runs and let in 23 runs (L-L-W-W-L).

Over their last 5 games New York Yankees have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 32 runs and let in 19 runs (W-L-W-W-W). New York Yankees have won 3 matches in a row.

Head-to-head

We hold 4 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 1 win for Tampa Bay Rays and 3 wins for New York Yankees. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 24 September 2026: New York Yankees 6-4 Tampa Bay Rays.

Across 4 meetings, the sides have produced 30 runs, an average of 7.5 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Tampa Bay Rays averaged 4.6 runs scored and 4.6 conceded per game, while New York Yankees averaged 6.4 scored and 3.8 conceded.

New York Yankees have the sharper recent attack, averaging 6.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. New York Yankees have been harder to score against, conceding 3.8 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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