Matt Moore is slowly regaining his pre-surgery form and the Tampa Bay Rays' offense is awakening from an early-season slumber.
That could make for a bad combination for a New York Yankees team that continues to be plagued by untimely hitting and inconsistent pitching.
The Rays enter Yankee Stadium for Friday night's opener of this three-game series with plenty of momentum, having won four of five and breaking out offensively in Thursday's wild 12-8 victory at Boston. After tagging former ace David Price for eight runs in 3 2/3 innings to erase an early 5-1 deficit, they scored four over the final two after the Red Sox rallied to tie it at 8-all.