The Rays don't have Mesa in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers.
Hicks is not in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.
Walls is not in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.
Volpe was lifted from a game at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday with a right forearm contusion, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.
Schlittler allowed one run on two hits and struck out nine without walking a batter over eight innings in a no-decision versus the Angels on Wednesday.
Bellinger went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 extra-inning win over the Angels.
Jax (6-10) took the loss against the Mets on Wednesday, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out one batter across 2.2 innings.
Palacios went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 10-4 loss to the Mets on Wednesday.
Lombard (knee) is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Angels on Wednesday.
The Rays optioned Cook to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.
Gerrit Cole’s first start this season was against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 22nd. In the outing he gave up just two hits with one of those being to Cedric Mullins. Mullins added on a hit against the Yankees bullpen, and lifetime is hitting .333 against Cole in a big sample size with eleven hits. Take Mullins over on his combination line.
Gerrit Cole came back from Tommy John surgery in May and tossed 12.2 scoreless innings over his first two starts. In his last six starts, Cole has been shaky, posting a 5.70 ERA with eight homers allowed in 30 innings. He owns a bottom-4 percent whiff rate across MLB and a 22.8 percent strikeout rate, Cole's lowest since 2016. The Rays are 32-13 at home, where starter Shane McClanahan is 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA. Over the past 15 days, the Yankees rank dead last with an OPS of .544. Back the Rays in the third game of this pivotal series.
