Yankees’ Division Dreams Fading After Series Loss to D-Backs, Another Rays Win: ‘It’s Gonna Be Tough’
Carlos Rodón threw eight shutout innings and Cody Bellinger homered as New York kept Tampa Bay from clinching the division.
- On Tuesday, the New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, temporarily preventing the Rays from clinching the American League East.
- Tampa Bay entered the series with a magic number of two, requiring only one victory across the four-game set to officially eliminate the Yankees from the division race.
- Pitching eight sharp innings, Carlos Rodón struck out eight and reached 1,500 career strikeouts, while Cody Bellinger's two-run homer in the fourth inning provided the winning margin.
- Drew Rasmussen struck out 11 over 6.2 innings in the nightcap, leading Tampa Bay to a 6-1 victory that officially clinched the American League East title for the Rays.
- The Yankees are set to host the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card series next week, marking the second consecutive year New York enters the postseason as a wild card.
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Rodón allows three hits in eight sharp innings as Yanks beat Rays 2-0 in doubleheader opener
Carlos Rodón allowed three hits in eight sharp innings and the New York Yankees prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from clinching the AL East title with a 2-0 victory in the opener of a day-night doubleheader
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