Overview

• He retired the first 18 Rays on Wednesday in Tampa before Chandler Simpson singled to open the seventh.
• The right-hander recorded six strikeouts on 66 pitches, relying on a high-velocity fastball and an effective curveball.
• Early solo homers by Trent Grisham and Austin Wells gave New York a 2-0 lead through five innings.
• The start was his seventh in the majors after entering with a 1-2 record, a 3.94 ERA, and a previous career-high of 5⅓ innings.
• He became the first Yankees rookie to be perfect through six since Fritz Peterson in 1966, per Baseball Reference research.