Yankees vs. Rays: The ALDS blog
Ben Rice and Cam Schlittler celebrate in the locker room after the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox in Wild Card Series Game 2 on Sept. 30, 2026 at Yankee Stadium. Credit: Newsday/William Perlman
The Yankees face AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-five ALDS, starting Saturday night in Tampa.
Nicely done, @Raysbaseball
Troptober train's coming
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Yankees vs. Rays ALDS schedule
The ALDS between the Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays begins on Saturday, with all games airing on TBS and streaming on HBO Max.
Here’s the schedule so far:
Game 1: Yankees at Rays, Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m
Game 2: Yankees at Rays, Monday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.
Game 3: Rays at Yankees, Wednesday, Oct. 7, TBD
* Game 4: Rays at Yankees, Thursday, Oct. 8, TBD
* Game 5: Yankees at Rays, Saturday, Oct. 10, TBD
* if necessary
Tale of the Tape: What to expect between the Yankees and Rays
Yankees' Ben Rice hits a three-run home run in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 07, 2026 in St Petersburg, Fla. Credit: Getty Images/Julio Aguilar
The Yankees completed a sweep of Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Series Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium and now advance to meet AL East division champion Tampa Bay in the AL Division Series. The series opens on Saturday at Tropicana Field.
The Rays won the 13-game season series 7-6 and finished with 98 victories. The statistical comparison of the teams in head-to-head play is about as close as the series.
We offer the tale of the tape between the Yankees and Rays:
