Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees

MLB

Rays

66-45

2-7

Final

Yankees

56-52

Yankee Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Yankees 7-2

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Yankee Stadium. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Yankees outscored the Rays 5-0 in the 3rd inning. Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Yankees. Wander Franco went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Aug 2

Stanton homers and drives in 4 to power Cole, Yankees to 7-2 win over McClanahan and Rays

Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in four runs to lead Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 29-26 on the road; Yankees 33-26 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

Yankees2nd 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 · 11-2, 3.29 ERA, 121 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Brandon Lowe2B
4Randy ArozarenaDH
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Luke RaleyLF
7Manuel MargotRF
8Josh LoweLF
9Rene PintoC

Yankees2nd in AL East

Gerrit Cole SP

Probable starter · 15-4, 2.63 ERA, 222 K, 0.98 WHIP

Lineup

1Isiah Kiner-FalefaRF
2Aaron JudgeDH
3Gleyber Torres2B
4Giancarlo StantonRF
5Jake Bauers1B
6DJ LeMahieu3B
7Harrison BaderCF
8Anthony VolpeSS
9Ben RortvedtC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 5, Yankees 2 (Aug 1)

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 38,740
Officials: Malachi Moore (Home Plate Umpire), Bruce Dreckman (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)