Tampa Bay Rays
96 - 62 .608
F
September 23, 2026, 7:05 PM
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
One East 161st Street, Bronx, NY, 10451
9
New York Yankees
91 - 67 .576| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| NEW | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
W: Gerrit Cole
(W, 10-9)
5.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 3 BB
L: Mason Englert
(L, 0-4)
3.2 IP, 8 ER, 6 K, BB
Top Performers
Rice
3-4 | 2 HR, BB, 2 RBI
McMahon
2-4 | HR, K, 5 RBI
DeLuca
3-4 | 2B, K, RBI
Tampa Bay Rays Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Mesa Jr. LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| 3 | Junior Caminero 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| a- Nick Fortes PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | |
| 4 | Liam Hicks C-1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| 5 | Jonny DeLuca RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| 6 | Richie Palacios 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| 7 | Ryan Vilade 1B-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| 8 | Cedric Mullins CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| 9 | Jorge Mateo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .258 |
a-Struck out for Caminero in the 6th.
BATTING
2B DeLuca (24, Cole).
HR Mullins (15, 5th inning off Cole, 0 on, 1 out).
TB DeLuca 4 Mateo Mullins 4 Palacios, R.
RBI DeLuca (47) Mullins (46).
2-out RBI DeLuca.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Palacios, R 3 Aranda 2.
Team RISP 0-for-5.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB DeLuca 2 (17, 2nd base off Blackburn, P/Sánchez, A, 3rd base off Blackburn, P/Sánchez, A).
CS Palacios, R (7, 2nd base by Cole/Sánchez, A).
FIELDING
E Caminero (21, fielding).
Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Englert(L, 0-4) | 3.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 58 | 28 | 5.95 |
| Casey Legumina | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3.82 |
| Brody Hopkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 |
| Steven Matz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5.42 |
| Cole Sulser | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4.47 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 173 | 109 | 64 | 3.71 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Lombard Jr. (Strike-Confirmed) Hicks, L 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Sánchez, A (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Mateo (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Fortes (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Englert 86-58 Legumina 23-16 Hopkins 16-9 Matz 23-12 Sulser 25-14 Cole 105-63 Headrick 2-2 Schreiber 7-4 Hill, T 7-6 Blackburn, P 15-10 Bednar 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Englert 4-1 Legumina 0-2 Hopkins 0-0 Matz 1-0 Sulser 0-2 Cole 3-1 Headrick 1-0 Schreiber 1-1 Hill, T 2-0 Blackburn, P 2-1 Bednar 2-0.
Batters faced Englert 22 Legumina 4 Hopkins 4 Matz 5 Sulser 6 Cole 22 Headrick 2 Schreiber 3 Hill, T 2 Blackburn, P 4 Bednar 3.
Inherited runners-scored Legumina 1-0 Headrick 1-0 Hill, T 2-0.
Umpires HP: James Hoye. 1B: D.J. Reyburn. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: John Libka.
Weather 64 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 13 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 7:07 PM.
T 2:52.
Att 42,238.
Venue Yankee Stadium.
September 23, 2026