How to Watch Yankees at Rays (April 18): Stream MLB Live, TV Channel

New York Yankees bring a 4-game winning streak into Friday’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays, losers of 3 straight.

The New York Yankees (12-7) picked up their fourth straight victory on Thursday night while sending the Tampa Bay Rays (8-11) to their third consecutive loss. The teams will run it back on Friday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa after New York worked through the oddity of playing a road game at their own spring training facility. Tampa Bay is playing at Steinbrenner Field this season after Tropicana Field had its roof damaged when Hurricane Milton hit St. Petersburg last October.

How to Watch New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays in MLB Today:

Game Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Game Time: 7 p.m. ET

TV: YES Network, FanDuel Sports Network Sun

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The Yankees came back from an early 3-1 deficit, tying the game in the fifth inning and taking the lead on Jasson Domínguez’s RBI groundout in the sixth en route to a 6-3 victory in the series opener. Ben Rice was 4-for-5 with a two-run single for some insurance in the sixth. Aaron Judge had a hit and an RBI and is slashing .400/.512/.771 with seven home runs and 22 RBI during a torrid start.

The Rays took the lead in the third on a two-run homer from Junior Caminero but Taj Bradley wound up giving up six runs in 5.1 innings to take his first loss of the season. The offense left 10 runners on base while Richie Palacios was 3-for-4 in his delayed season debut after fracturing his right ring finger toward the end of spring training. Jonathan Aranda comes in slashing .377/.443/.679 and shares the team RBI lead with Brandon Lowe and Caminero, each with 11. Caminero’s five homers tops the club.

Right-hander Drew Rasmussen (1-0) gets the ball on Friday for Tampa Bay. He has a 0.60 ERA and 0.73 WHIP in 15 innings and worked five scoreless innings and fanned seven while taking a no-decision against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Left-hander Carlos Rodón (1-3) has lost his last three starts for New York and has a 5.48 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 23 innings with 28 strikeouts. He gave up four runs in 5.2 innings and took the loss against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

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