NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays will visit the New York Yankees on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Yankee Stadium II in New York. Tampa Bay enters with a 96-61 record, while New York is 90-67. The forecast at game time calls for 65 degrees.

Tampa Bay lists Gerrit Cole as its probable pitcher. Cole has an 8-9 record. The Rays will look for more production from Drew Rasmussen. Rasmussen has won each of his past five starts, allowing five earned runs over 31 2/3 innings with 31 strikeouts. In his most recent outing Tuesday at New York, he pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed one hit and one earned run, walked three and struck out 11 as Tampa Bay won 6-1. Yandy Díaz drove in four runs in that victory, and Bryan Baker pitched a scoreless inning.

Max Fried is a player to watch for New York. Fried has gone 3-2 over his past five starts, allowing eight earned runs in 26 1/3 innings with 25 strikeouts. He took the loss Tuesday against Tampa Bay, working 6 2/3 innings and allowing six hits, four earned runs and two walks while striking out four. Michael Fulmer and John Schreiber each pitched scoreless relief in that game.

The teams split a doubleheader Tuesday. Tampa Bay won the most recent meeting 6-1, while New York took the earlier game 2-0. Tampa Bay has won eight of its past 10 games. New York has won five of its past 10. The Rays have won six of the past 10 meetings between the teams.

Earlier this season, New York won 12-4 on July 9, while Tampa Bay won 3-0 on July 8, 6-4 on July 7 and lost 5-1 on July 6. The teams split two games in May, and Tampa Bay won both April meetings by 5-4 scores. Tampa Bay took two of three from Boston over the weekend, winning 5-1 on Sunday and 2-1 on Saturday after a 4-2 loss Friday. New York lost two of three at Arizona, falling 8-4 on Sunday and 5-3 on Saturday after a 9-2 win Friday. The clubs will conclude their series Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Tampa Bay then travels to Philadelphia for a three-game series, and New York will host Baltimore for a three-game series.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tampa Bay 10, New York 6. Interstat’s ELO system gives New York a 56.4 percent probability to win. The Yankees are installed as a -1.5 favorite, and the over/under is 6.5.