Current-feed record
+44wins for Yankees
55% Yankees · 45% Rays
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 24-24 since 2023.
Rays vs Yankees: Head-to-Head Since 2002
AL East rivalry
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
Yankees lead Rays277to213since 1998
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 9 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Rays lead 6-3
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Yankees won 12-4 on Jul 9, 2026
Where it matters
5Postseason games
5 postseason games across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Yankees built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 217 of 390 decided meetings (56%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 24-24, or 50% to Yankees.
Yankees vs Rays complete all-time series record
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays is one of the 20 MLB pairings with a complete Retrosheet history, extended with final games through 2026. The current-feed tables below remain separately scoped to 2002 onward.
- History span
- 1998 to 2026
- Retrosheet plus later final games
- Postseason record
- Rays 3-2
- 5 postseason games included
- Source bridge
- 9
- Later final games added after the Retrosheet endpoint
Win Percentage
241W
197W
NYY
TB
55%45%
New York YankeesTampa Bay Rays
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 9
TB 4-12 NYY
NYYJul 8
TB 3-0 NYY
TBJul 7
TB 6-4 NYY
TBJul 6
TB 1-5 NYY
NYYMay 24
NYY 2-0 TB
NYYMay 22
NYY 2-4 TB
TBApr 12
TB 5-4 NYY
TBApr 11
TB 5-4 NYY
TBApr 10
TB 5-3 NYY
TBAug 20
TB 4-6 NYY
NYY| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | TB | NYY | 4–12 | NYY |
| Jul 8, 2026 | TB | NYY | 3–0 | TB |
| Jul 7, 2026 | TB | NYY | 6–4 | TB |
| Jul 6, 2026 | TB | NYY | 1–5 | NYY |
| May 24, 2026 | NYY | TB | 2–0 | NYY |
| May 22, 2026 | NYY | TB | 2–4 | TB |
| Apr 12, 2026 | TB | NYY | 5–4 | TB |
| Apr 11, 2026 | TB | NYY | 5–4 | TB |
| Apr 10, 2026 | TB | NYY | 5–3 | TB |
| Aug 20, 2025 | TB | NYY | 4–6 | NYY |
Last Meeting
Jul 9, 2026Final
TB
4
HOME
NYY
12
AWAY
Yankeeswon by8runs
Snapped Rays' streak·Game 438 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
New York Yankees won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.5 runs on average
3.5runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
NYY↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
Archive since 200255%
TB↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
Archive since 200245%
Last 10 Results
NYY / TB
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season433 games
239
194
Postseason5 games
2
3
New York Yankees Biggest Win
21–4+17 runs
Jul 22, 2007
Tampa Bay Rays Biggest Win
16–1+15 runs
Apr 19, 2014
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | NYY ↕ | TB ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2016 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2009 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2005 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2004 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
109-110
NYY
AWAY
87-132
TB
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays, from 1998 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book.
- Games
- 481
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 31 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 438 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 481 Retrosheet games from 1998 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
NYYTB
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
NYYTB
55.9
153.6
50.1
242.0
48.9
350.5
55.5
448.4
55.7
549.9
58.8
650.9
51.6
747.3
59.5
841.3
52.3
928.6
64.7
EX47.1
- NYY after scoring first
- 73.4%
- TB after scoring first
- 59.6%
- Lead-change games
- 42.8%
- Beyond nine innings
- 36
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
31 runs
NYY 20, TB 11
Jun 21, 2005
Biggest margin
17 runs
NYY 21, TB 4
Jul 22, 2007
Longest game
14 innings
NYY 5, TB 10
May 2, 2014
Largest crowd
55,771
NYY 4, TB 0
Apr 5, 2002
New York Yankees largest comeback
8-run deficit
NYY 20, TB 11
Jun 21, 2005
Tampa Bay Rays largest comeback
7-run deficit
TB 8, NYY 7
Sep 28, 2011
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricNYYTB
Hits4,0863,974
Home runs629507
Walks1,7301,454
Strikeouts3,5464,010
Errors286298
Where the rivalry lived
- 01225games
Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
- 02149games
Yankee Stadium II
New York, NY
- 0391games
Yankee Stadium I
New York, NY
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
27.6%
Share of the 438 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
72.4%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.5.
Average total
9runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
55.3%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 257 | 181 | 58.7% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 221 | 217 | 50.5% |
| 9.5 | 171 | 267 | 39% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
New York Yankees
241 W · 55%1.82
Tampa Bay Rays
197 W · 45%2.22
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
20%vs 27.6% full archive
-7.6% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 72.4% full archive
+7.6% in the last 20
Average total
8.8 runsvs 9 runs full archive
-0.2 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2025 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Yankees and Rays in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays
What is the New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 5 games: New York Yankees have 2 wins and Tampa Bay Rays have 3 wins. Those games are already included in the complete series from 1998 through 2026.
How do recent New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays results compare with the complete record?
Tampa Bay Rays have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. New York Yankees lead the decided record 277-213. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 1998 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The History Lab uses Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Its source window is labeled separately from the refreshed current feed that starts in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have met 438 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.