An early offensive burst carried the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Rays. Ben Rice opened the scoring with a homer, and New York kept pressing before Tampa Bay could recover.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NYY | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Rice powered the Yankees with two homers, while Ryan McMahon supplied the biggest blow and helped anchor the attack. Gerrit Cole held the Rays in check long enough for the lead to stand.
Rice's homer in the first gave New York the lead. Ryan McMahon then singled to bring Spencer Jones home in the second, and George Lombard Jr. homered in the third. McMahon's grand slam followed, bringing Luis García Jr., Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jose Caballero across the plate. Rice homered again in the fourth, and Heliot Ramos later brought Ali Sánchez home on a sacrifice fly.
Tampa Bay's offense answered with Jonny DeLuca's double, which brought Liam Hicks home, and Cedric Mullins' homer. But Mason Englert's outing unraveled during New York's early surge, while Cole limited the damage and earned the win.
The Yankees' early burst ended the night with a clear margin, while the Rays' late answers never threatened to change the shape of the game.
New York Yankees defeated Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2.
- Ben Rice went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .263 on the season).
- Ryan McMahon went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 5 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .210 on the season).
- Jonny DeLuca went 3-for-4 with 1 double and 1 RBI (batting .263 on the season).
- Gerrit Cole allowed 2 runs on 3 hits over 5.2 innings, striking out 8, to earn the win (10-9) (3.61 ERA).
- Mason Englert allowed 8 runs on 9 hits over 3.2 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (0-4) (5.95 ERA).
New York Yankees improved to 91-67; Tampa Bay Rays fell to 96-62.