New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Yankees

62-66

6-2

Final

Rays

78-52

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Yankees 6-2

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Yankees outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 7th inning. DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Yankees. Yandy Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Aug 25

LeMahieu homers twice to back Cole and Yanks beat Rays 6-2 for 2nd win in 12 games

DJ LeMahieu homered twice for the first time in two years, Gerrit Cole won on the road for the first time in two months and the sliding New York Yankees beat the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Yankees 26-33 on the road; Rays 43-23 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Yankees2nd in AL East

Gerrit Cole SP

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

Lineup

1DJ LeMahieu1B
2Aaron JudgeRF
3Gleyber Torres2B
4Giancarlo StantonDH
5Isiah Kiner-FalefaCF
6Anthony VolpeSS
7Everson PereiraLF
8Oswald Peraza3B
9Ben RortvedtC

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Harold RamirezDH
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Josh LoweRF
7Osleivis BasabeSS
8Jose SiriCF
9Christian BethancourtC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 22,679
Officials: Clint Vondrak (Home Plate Umpire), Gabe Morales (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Dan Iassogna (Third Base Umpire)