Tampa Bay @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 14, 2018 ) Tampa Bay 1, NY Yankees 4

The New York Yankees have won seven of their last nine to regain their footing after stumbling in a high-profile series against their biggest rival earlier this month. The Yankees (75-44) vie for a series victory as well as their 15th win in 18 home games versus the Tampa Bay Rays (60-59) on Wednesday when the American League East rivals reconvene in the Bronx.

Miguel Andujar had a pair of doubles in Tuesday's 4-1 triumph, improving to 9-for-24 with three homers, eight RBIs and seven runs scored during the first six contests of the Yankees' season-high 11-game homestand. Austin Romine belted a two-run shot in the fifth inning to give him seven hits, five RBIs and four runs scored in his last four contests. Tampa Bay's Willy Adames belted a solo homer to extend his hitting streak to seven games, during which he has gone deep twice to go along with four RBIs and seven runs scored. The Rays have mustered just two runs on nine hits in back-to-back losses after outscoring the opposition 23-13 while winning four of their previous five.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FS Sun (Tampa Bay), YES (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Jake Faria (4-3, 4.97 ERA) vs. Yankees RH Luis Cessa (1-2, 4.50)

Faria scattered three hits over three scoreless innings in a no-decision at Toronto on Friday to lower his gaudy road ERA to 7.24 in six appearances. The 25-year-old has permitted just one run on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings since returning from an oblique injury that sidelined him for over two months. Faria will get his first look at the Yankees this season after getting shelled for six runs on seven hits -- including three homers -- in two encounters in 2017.

Cessa is slated to be recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to assume CC Sabathia's spot in the rotation after the injured left-hander was sent to the 10-day disabled list with right knee inflammation. The 26-year-old Cessa sports a 1-2 mark with a 3.14 ERA in three starts this season for the Yankees, as opposed to a 6.52 ERA as a reliever. Cessa kept the Rays in check in his last start in the majors, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings on July 25.

WALK-OFFS

1. New York sports an impressive 47-4 mark this season when receiving a quality start from its pitcher.

2. Rays CF Kevin Kiermaier is 2-for-27 in his last seven outings overall and 5-for-36 against the Yankees this season.

3. New York 2B Gleyber Torres is 2-for-29 in his last seven games, including 0-for-12 with five strikeouts in his last three games.

PREDICTION: Yankees 6, Rays 2