The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where each side sits in its own division, with both clubs marked. These two are in different ones, so the tables are separate and the records are not directly comparable.
Tampa Bay Rays87-58.600W2
New York Yankees83-62.572W2
Boston Red Sox80-67.544L2
Toronto Blue Jays73-74.497L1
Baltimore Orioles71-76.483W1
Atlanta Braves85-61.582L3
Philadelphia Phillies82-64.562W1
Miami Marlins72-75.490L3
New York Mets68-78.466W4
Washington Nationals67-81.453L7Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
Miami Marlins
Kyle Stowers#28LHB.244Designated hitter
Heriberto Hernández#13RHBLeft field
Griffin Conine#18LHB.255First base
Otto Lopez#6RHB.303Shortstop
Jakob Marsee#87LHBCenter fieldNew York Yankees
Ben Rice#22LHB.256hotDesignated hitter
Cody Bellinger#35LHB.264Left field
Jasson Domínguez#24SHBRight field
Luis García Jr.#26LHB.304hotFirst base
Spencer Jones#78LHBCenter field
