Tampa Bay RaysvsNew York Yankees
TB 0/NYY 2
Things to say
Yankees blanked the Rays 2-0 at Yankee Stadium on Sunday.
01
opener
Yanks took it 2-0, classic pitcher's duel in the Bronx. Quiet game, but the kind where every pitch matters. Tampa's bats just never showed up.
02
key player
Whoever the Yankees ran out there got into his stuff early — kept the heart of that Rays order honest all afternoon.
03
hot take
Rays are 34-16 and still couldn't push a run across? That's a problem when October comes around.
04
deep cut
Two runs is all the Yankees needed and the bullpen barely broke a sweat — manager didn't have to go to the pen too early for once.
05
exit
Anyway, AL East is gonna come down to the wire — curious what these two look like next time they meet.
The recap
Yankees blanked the Rays 2-0 in the Bronx, a quiet little gem of a ballgame where pitching did all the talking. Tampa Bay came in with the better record but couldn't push anything across, and New York scratched out just enough to take it.
Felt like one of those games where the starter got into his stuff early and the bullpen slammed the door shut. Rays are still sitting pretty at 34-16, but the Yanks needed this one and they got it.