Major League Baseball

FINAL Monday, October 5, 2026
New York Yankees 2
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Tampa Bay Rays 5
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Tropicana Field · 40,226 att. · TBS

Match Report

Small-ball Rays beat the sloppy Yankees 5-2 for a 2-0 lead in AL Division Series

— The pesky Rays put all the pressure on the big, bad New York Yankees.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

NYY

  • Ben Rice · ·
  • Cody Bellinger · ·
  • Luis Garcia Jr. · ·
  • Jose Caballero · ·

TB

  • Yandy Diaz · ·
  • Jorge Mateo · ·
  • Jonathan Aranda · ·
  • Junior Caminero · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Chisholm Jr. grounded out to first.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Bryan Baker pitches to Jazz Chisholm Jr.
  5. · 9th Inning
  6. · 9th Inning Lombard Jr. grounded out to second.
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

Head to Head

TB wins series 2-1

Injuries

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL

New York Yankees

  • Fernando Cruz 60-Day-IL
  • Clarke Schmidt 15-Day-IL
  • Kervin Castro 60-Day-IL

Lineups

TB

  1. 2Yandy DiazDH
  2. 8Jonathan Aranda1B
  3. 13Junior Caminero3B
  4. 34Liam HicksC
  5. 14Chandler SimpsonLF
  6. 25Victor Mesa Jr.RF
  7. 21Jonny DeLucaCF
  8. 1Richie Palacios2B
  9. 6Taylor WallsSS

NYY

  1. 22Ben RiceDH
  2. 35Cody BellingerLF
  3. 26Luis Garcia Jr.1B
  4. 78Spencer JonesRF
  5. 96George Lombard Jr.SS
  6. 13Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B
  7. 12Trent GrishamCF
  8. 28Austin WellsC
  9. 19Ryan McMahon3B

MLB News

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