Overview
- Drew Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning in Saturday’s Game 1, striking out 10 and holding the Yankees to one hit as Tampa Bay took a 1-0 series lead.
- In Monday night’s Game 2 the Rays scored five runs, including a decisive four-run fifth inning sparked by Richie Palacios’s two-run single that pushed Tampa Bay ahead 2-0 in the ALDS.
- New York committed four errors in Game 2 with three miscues in the first inning that produced an early unearned run and repeatedly surrendered easy outs that turned into runs for the Rays.
- Yankees starters were hurt by the defense as Cam Schlittler was charged with four runs (two earned) over 4 1/3 innings, while Freddy Peralta and Tampa’s bullpen combined to preserve the win.
- The series now shifts to Yankee Stadium where the injured Aaron Judge remains off the roster and the Yankees must win Game 3 to avoid the rare 0-3 elimination path in a best-of-five series.