Game 1 Yankees 6, Rays 2
Game 2 Yankees 5, Rays 1
Record after being swept two games: 56-43
Attendance: 40,504
Tampa Bay can't keep up with New York, not this year. The Yankees have too much fire power for Rays pitching to overcome. And Rays' hitters don't deliver in the clutch, which puts the pitchers in an even worse position.
Dropping a double header to the Yankees put the Rays 8 games back, and though they are still in second place, the Red Sox are lurking only 10 games out. It's a good bet the Rays will right the ship and make a good comeback, but they will not be able to match up against the Yankees without trading for more hitting and pitching before the July 31 trade deadline.
Austin Meadows continues to show signs he is ready to carry his weight in the offense, hitting a first-inning homer in the first game, which was followed by a Yandy Diaz homer, but that's all the Rays could do against Domingo German, and the Yankees scored five against Yonny Chirinos in five innings. Game, set, match.
In game two, Charlie Morton, whose record fell to 11-3, had a 1-1 tie going into the sixth inning when the wheels came off, including a bases loaded balk. That's the sort of day the Rays had. They were outhit, outpitched, outmanaged, and totally demoralized. The season could conceivably go right down the drain without reinforcements. The Yankees will certainly deal for a pitcher, so the Rays need to keep up--otherwise they will be be out-front-officed by the Yankees too.
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