Yankees-Rays lineups: Aaron Hicks expected back; Clint Frazier, Tyler Wade starting; Gerrit Cole pitching

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here are the lineups for the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays before Wednesday’s game at Tropicana Field.

1. DJ LeMahieu

2. Giancarlo Stanton, DH

3. Aaron Judge, RF

4. Gio Urshela, 3B

5. Luke Voit, 1B

6. Aaron Hicks, CF

7. Clint Frazier, LF

8. Kyle Higashioka, C

9. Tyler Wade, SS

Gerrit Cole, RHP

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From the Yankees on Wednesday starting pitcher Gerrit Cole:

RHP Gerrit Cole will make his eighth start of the season on Wednesday at Tampa Bay…the 30-year-old will pitch on extended five days’ rest due to Monday’s team off day…last pitched on Thursday vs. Houston and did not record a decision in the Yankees’ 7-4 defeat (7.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 0BB, 4K, 2HR)…needs 4K to reach 1,500 career strikeouts…according to Elias, his 66K through his first seven starts are the second-most by any Yankees pitcher in his first seven games (or starts) of a season, trailing only Bob Turley’s 69K in 1955…was named the AL “Pitcher of the Month” for April after going 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA (37.2IP, 6ER) and 62K in six starts…in his first year with the Yankees in 2020, went 7-3 with two complete games and a 2.84 ERA (73.0IP, 53H, 27R/23ER, 17BB, 94K, 14HR) in 12 starts…the three-time All-Star (2018-19 with Houston, 2015 with Pittsburgh) has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting four times (fourth in 2020, second in 2019, fifth in 2018, fourth in 2015)…his .192 opponents’ BA since joining the American League in 2018 is the second-lowest in AL history (min. 500.0IP)…his career 10.26 K/9.0IP ratio (1,496K/1,312.2IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (46), strikeouts (762) and K/9.0IP (12.93), ranks second in innings pitched (530.1IP), opponents’ BA (.192), winning percentage (.767, 46-14, min. 40 decisions) and WAR among pitchers (16.9 – FanGraphs) and ranks third in ERA (2.61) and WHIP (0.94)…

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