Currently, the Yankees (68-57) lead the race, leaving no doubt that the Rays will heavily rely on Rasmussen to dominate on Wednesday when he faces New York right-hander Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.94 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET.

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The New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (8/20/25) in Tampa Bay, Fla. How to watch: Fans can watch the game for FREE via a trial of DirecTV or with a subscription to fuboTV.

Cam Schlitter’s homer-suppressing tendencies haven’t transferred over to the big leagues. The Yankees’ rookie has allowed six long balls in 29 ⅔ innings since his big league debut on July 9. Schlitter’s 1.82 homers allowed per nine innings is the 19th-highest among MLB pitchers with at least 29 innings pitched in that span.

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How to watch the MLB game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, as well as first-pitch time and team news.

The New York Yankees crushed a franchise record-tying nine home runs in a dominant 13-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

Yankees’ Cody Bellinger makes MLB history with outfield versatility, home run moment originally appeared on The Sporting News It's really hard to do what Cody Bellinger did on Tuesday night for the New York Yankees. Before him, only four players in MLB history had ever checked all the boxes Bellinger did.

Cody Bellinger was one of three New York Yankees players to homer twice in a nine-homer barrage, leading to an MLB record and domination of the Tampa Bay Rays.

According to Bryan Hoch of MLB .com, that makes the Yankees the first team in Major League Baseball history with multiple nine-homer games, period. The fact that they did so twice in the same season is the type of baseball oddity that makes the game so fun to watch.

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