Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

MLB

Rays

100-61

12-2

Final

Yankees

91-70

Yankee Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	3	0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	12
NYY	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Rays 12-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 12-2 on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Yankee Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Yankees 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI for the Rays. Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Yankees.

Recap · Oct 3

Lowe hits 3 HRs, Rays roll 12-2 to prevent Yankees WC clinch

After 161 games, the New York Yankees still need one more victory.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 48-32 on the road; Yankees 45-35 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 Baz SP

Probable starter · 2-0, 2.03 ERA, 18 K, 0.68 WHIP

Lineup

1Randy ArozarenaRF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Nelson CruzDH
4Yandy Diaz3B
5Brandon Lowe2B
6Mike ZuninoC
7Manuel MargotCF
8Austin MeadowsLF
9Francisco Mejia1B

Yankees4th in AL East

Jordan Montgomery SP

Probable starter · 6-7, 3.83 ERA, 162 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Gleyber Torres2B
2Anthony Rizzo1B
3Aaron JudgeRF
4Giancarlo StantonDH
5Joey GalloLF
6Gio Urshela3B
7Brett GardnerCF
8Gary SanchezC
9Andrew VelazquezSS

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 4, Yankees 3 (Oct 1)

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 41,648
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Angel Hernandez (First Base Umpire), Tom Hallion (Second Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Third Base Umpire)