Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees, Game 3 of the ALDS

MLB

Rays

98-64

4-3

Final

Yankees

93-68

Yankee Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Rays 4-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in Game 3 of the ALDS on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win the series 2-1. Victor Mesa Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Anthony Volpe went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Yankees.

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Victor Mesa Jr. hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Wednesday night with the help of a

What it means

Rays won the series 3-0.
Rays have won 3 straight.
Yankees have lost 3 straight.

Latest headlines

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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

Nick Martinez SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 4.91 ERA, 3 K, 1.64 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy DiazDH
2Jonathan Aranda1B
3Junior Caminero3B
4Victor Mesa Jr.LF
5Ryan ViladeRF
6Liam HicksC
7Jonny DeLucaRF
8Richie Palacios2B
9Taylor WallsSS

Yankees2nd in AL East

Max Fried SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 3.86 ERA, 13 K, 0.94 WHIP

Lineup

1Trent GrishamCF
2Ben RiceDH
3Luis Garcia Jr.1B
4Cody BellingerLF
5George Lombard Jr.SS
6Austin WellsC
7Anthony Volpe3B
8Spencer JonesRF
9Jose Caballero3B

The series

NYY win series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 5, Yankees 2 (Oct 5)

Last 5

W@ NYY4-3
Wvs NYY5-2
Wvs NYY1-0
L@ PHI3-7
W@ PHI12-1

NYY

Lvs TB3-4
L@ TB2-5
L@ TB0-1
Wvs BOS9-2
Wvs BOS9-0

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 48,865
Officials: Dan Bellino (Home Plate Umpire), Ben May (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Left Field Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Right Field Umpire)