Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice homered in the first two innings and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in a game interrupted by rain for nearly three hours.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees aim to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the Miami Marlins. Miami has a 24-29 record in home games and a 52-55 record overall. The Marlins have gone 22-12 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Welcome to the stretch drive, which finds the Yankees in Miami to play the Marlins, with all their new pieces in place.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as New York Yankees Release Former All-Star in Surprising Roster Move. Currently in possession of the first wild card spot in the American League, the New York Yankees have made the surprising move to release veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman.

Wednesday came with another roster move. And once again, Oswald Peraza survived. In what shouldn’t be a surprise, the New York Yankees chose to option backup catcher J.C. Escarra to Triple-A rather than have to cut ties with Peraza.