April 3, 2026 7:20 am EDT
The New York Yankees and Miami Marlins square off on Friday at 1:35 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Will Warren (0-0, 2.08 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 5-1 this season and first in the AL East. Eury Perez (0-0, 3.86 ERA) is expected to start for the Marlins, who are 5-1 and first in the NL East.
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Injury reportsYankees
Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Marlins
Max Acosta: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Kyle Stowers: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Christopher Morel: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
New York’s Ben Rice has hit one home run this season. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored six runs. In 21 plate appearances, he has recorded a .412 BA, .524 OBP and .765 SLG with a 19% walk rate and a 14.3% strikeout rate.
In 20 plate appearances, Giancarlo Stanton has hit one long ball, tallied four RBIs and scored two runs. He is batting .500/.500/.750 and has posted a 20% strikeout rate and a 0% walk rate.
Liam Hicks is hitting for a .467 BA, .526 OBP and 1.133 SLG with a 5.3% strikeout rate and a 5.3% walk rate. His OPS is 1.660, which ranks 2nd in MLB, and he has scored six runs. In 19 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs (3rd in MLB) and driven in 12 runs (1st in MLB).
In 25 plate appearances, Otto Lopez has posted a 12% strikeout rate and an 8% walk rate while slashing .318/.400/.591 with one home run, two RBIs and five runs scored. He has stolen one base on two attempts.
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