Zack Littell (8-8, 3.72 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (6-5, 4.82 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 124 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -140, Rays +117; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.

Our Rays vs. Yankees predictions are fading both Will Warren and Zack Littell when New York plays Tampa Bay on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Max Fried pitched 6 2/3 innings despite a slow start, Anthony Volpe hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the fourth inning and the host New York Yankees recorded a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

Max Fried is in the midst of his worst stretch in an otherwise solid first season of an eight-year contract with the New York Yankees. On Tuesday night, the Yankees hope to see the version of Fried they saw for most of the first three months when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast by Jomboy Media that Judge (elbow) will hit off a tee Tuesday or Wednesday but is 10-to-15 days away from throwing. Judge landed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right flexor strain and was given a platelet-rich plasma injection to help speed along the healing process.

According to one MLB insider, the New York Yankees are rethinking their trade deadline strategy after some devastating injury news on their franchise slugger.