Rays 7, Yankees 2
Record: 24-14
Attendance: 25,025 Yeah, the creepy Yankee fans showed up in force once again. Always the same damn thing.
The Rays went long ball in the second and third innings, Avisail Garcia sailing one over the center field fence in the second and Yandy Diaz smoking a line drive into the left field bleachers in the third. The Yankees tied the game in the sixth at two, but in the bottom of the sixth, Willy Adames managed to get a run home with an infield hit, and Ji-Man Choi drove in a second run with another infield hit. Two long balls, two small balls. Four runs. And then in the bottom of the eighth Yandy Diaz hit his second HR of the night to the opposite field, a three-run jack, his ninth of the season.
Supporting the offense was the regular cast of relievers who will be more and more depended on now that the Rays have announced Tyler Glasnow will be out four to six weeks. Ryne Stanek opened flawlessly; Yonny Chirinos went four for the win (though he gave up both Yankee runs); Diego Castillo pitched the seventh and eighth; and Jose Alvarado tossed a perfect ninth.
Newly arrived catcher Travis d'Arnaud was pressed into immediate service and performed beautifully behind the plate, calling the game and handling the pitchers he probably hadn't even met yet. Suddenly there is a little hope after yesterday's disaster. What remains to be seen is how the Rays plan to account for Glasnow's innings for the next month and a half.
Tomorrow's matinee will decide who wins the series, but either way, the Rays will remain in first place at the end of the day. Things are looking up.
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