Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

MLB

Rays

100-62

0-1

Final

Yankees

92-70

Yankee Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Yankees 1-0

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Yankee Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1.

Recap · Oct 3

Judge delivers in 9th, Yanks clinch playoff spot in final AB

Gio Urshela made like Derek Jeter, and Aaron Judge was his quintessential self.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 48-33 on the road; Yankees 46-35 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4h ago

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ESPN · 6h ago

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ESPN · 6h ago

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ESPN · 7h ago

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Recap · 13h ago

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ESPN · 14h ago

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ESPN · 16h ago

Freddy Peralta named ALCS MVP after pitching Rays into World Series

ESPN · 18h ago

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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

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 5.05 ERA, 121 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Randy ArozarenaRF
3Wander FrancoSS
4Nelson CruzDH
5Austin MeadowsLF
6Jiman Choi1B
7Mike ZuninoC
8Joey Wendle3B
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Yankees4th in AL East

Jameson Taillon SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 4.30 ERA, 140 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 12, Yankees 2 (Oct 2)

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 40,409
Officials: Angel Hernandez (Home Plate Umpire), Tom Hallion (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.