Overview
- Tampa Bay leads the best-of-five ALDS 2-0 and can clinch the series with a win in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. ET.
- The Rays won Game 1 1-0 on Drew Rasmussen’s near no-hit performance and took Game 2, 5-2, after New York committed four errors that produced three unearned runs.
- Max Fried will start for the Yankees and Nick Martinez will start for the Rays, with Fried confirming his scheduled start despite news his partner is due to give birth.
- Manager Aaron Boone said he is weighing lineup changes to spark an offense that has scored two runs in the series and relied heavily on Ben Rice’s two solo homers.
- Tampa Bay held an official watch party at Tropicana Field while traveling to New York, and local media and radio hosts have sharply criticized the Yankees’ defensive showing as pressure grows on the club.