New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
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Díaz sparks comeback against Gil and Rays rally for 5-3 win that extends Yankees' skid to 3
Steven Matz (3-0) and three relievers combined on a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts.
Since their first three batters got hits against the A's on Wednesday, Yankees hitters are 7 for 86 (.081). New York had a 22-batter stretch without a hit.
New York batters failed on two robot umpire challenges and have succeeded on two of their last 13 attempts.
Playing at Tropicana Field for the first time since July 11, 2024, New York took a 2-0 lead in the first. Aaron Judge singled, stole a base and scored on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly, and Amed Rosario tripled on a one-hopper that went past left fielder Chandler Simpson and bounced to the wall.
Gil, the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year, was left at Triple-A early this season when the Yankees didn't need a fifth starter because of off days. Given the early lead, he walked Jonathan Aranda with two outs in the a 32-pitch first and gave up Diaz’s 377-foot homer on a slider over the middle of the strike zone.
Simpson grounded into a run-scoring forceout in the second for a 3-2 lead against Gil, who allowed three runs, three hits and three walks in four innings.
After Judge took a step back and allowed Junior Caminero's sixth-inning fly to drop in right for a hit, Simpson had an RBI single and Aranda a run-scoring groundout.
Ben Rice hit first first major league pinch homer in the eighth off Hunter Bigge. New York had runners at second in the third in the ninth before Bryan Baker struck out Randal Grichuk and retired pinch-hitter Trent Grisham on a popup for his second save.
Matz retired 13 of 15 hitters after early trouble and allowed two runs and five hits over five innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Grisham popped out to first. |
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9th Inning | Grisham hit for Caballero |
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9th Inning | Grichuk struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Chisholm Jr. stole second. |
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9th Inning | Chisholm Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to second, Rosario out at second, Stanton to third. |
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9th Inning | Rosario singled to center, Stanton to second. |
Statistics
 NYY |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 9 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 148 | Pitches | 160 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created | 5.5 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .323 | Slugging Percentage | .406 |
| .290 | Secondary Average | .281 |
| .229 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
| .551 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .801 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.0 |
| 24.5 | Batter Rating | 35.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.23 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.10 |
| .161 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| .129 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 72.0 | MLB Rating | 85.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 20,511 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York |
8 | 5 | .615 | - | L3 |
 Toronto |
6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay |
6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | W1 |
 Baltimore |
6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | L1 |
 Boston |
4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | L1 |