Overview
- Rays ace Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the eighth and struck out 10 in a 1-0 Game 1 performance that set the tone for the series.
- On Monday the Rays won Game 2, 5-2, as Freddy Peralta delivered a strong start and New York committed four errors that opened a multi-run fifth inning.
- The Yankees have managed only two runs in two games and remain without Aaron Judge on the active ALDS roster, leaving their offense hampered and their season at risk.
- Chicago took a 2-0 ALDS lead over Cleveland with a come-from-behind 4-3 Game 2 win that made the White Sox 4-0 in the postseason and one victory from the ALCS.
- Teams up 2-0 in a best-of-five win the series about 89% of the time, so the Rays’ and White Sox’s leads greatly increase their chances to advance and put pressure on opponents’ rotations and bullpens.