Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

MLB

Rays

99-61

4-3

Final

Yankees

91-69

Yankee Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Who won: Rays 4-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Yankee Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. Nelson Cruz went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays. Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Yankees.

Recap · Oct 2

Yanks' rally fizzles, AL wild-card race tightens as Rays win

Gary Sánchez and Rougned Odor both struck out with two runners on to blunt a ninth-inning rally and the New York Yankees’ lead atop the AL wild-card race got even tighter with a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 47-32 on the road; Yankees 45-34 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Yankees4th in AL East

Aaron Judge RF
Calf, Strain, right
10-Day-IL
Clarke Schmidt SP
Biceps, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Fernando Cruz RP
Elbow, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Kervin Castro RP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 10-6, 3.43 ERA, 141 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Randy ArozarenaLF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Nelson CruzDH
4Yandy Diaz3B
5Jiman Choi1B
6Manuel MargotRF
7Joey Wendle2B
8Francisco MejiaC
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Yankees4th in AL East

Nestor Cortes SP

Probable starter · 2-3, 2.90 ERA, 103 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Gleyber Torres2B
2Anthony Rizzo1B
3Aaron JudgeRF
4Giancarlo StantonDH
5Joey GalloLF
6Gio UrshelaSS
7Brett GardnerCF
8Kyle HigashiokaC
9Rougned Odor3B

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 41,469
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Angel Hernandez (Second Base Umpire), Tom Hallion (Third Base Umpire)