Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees (6 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 sees Tampa Bay Rays take on New York Yankees, with the start at 00:00 UTC. The game is listed as "ALDS - Game 2" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Tropicana Field in 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

The table shows Tampa Bay Rays in 1st place (98 wins and 64 defeats from 162 matches) and New York Yankees in 4th place (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

Tampa Bay Rays: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-L-W), scoring 22 runs and conceding 14 runs.

New York Yankees: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-W-L), scoring 26 runs and conceding 16 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 2 wins for Tampa Bay Rays and 3 wins for New York Yankees. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 3 October 2026: Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 New York Yankees.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 31 runs, an average of 6.2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Tampa Bay Rays averaged 4.4 runs scored and 2.8 conceded per game, while New York Yankees averaged 5.2 scored and 3.2 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 2.8 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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