By Miguel Mike Medina
Photo Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
The Tampa Bay Rays made mistakes again as they fell to the New York Yankees 7-5 on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.
It’s one of those games where the Rays had chances to win, but mistakes, walking batters, and not taking advantage of men on base cost them the game. Cody Bellinger’s game-tying three-run home run was huge because before he came to the plate, Rays pitcher Joe Boyle walked two batters.
Bellinger would’ve hit a solo home run if it weren’t for those two walked batters. The Rays’ defense didn’t help. Jose Cabellero missed catching a ball in the infield that should’ve been caught, but he misplaced the position of the glove. The Yankees’ defense was also lousy, but they didn’t do enough to win the game.
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe redeemed himself by hitting a solo home run in this game. Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-5 for the night, including a home run.
Boyle received the loss for the Rays. He gave up four earned runs through three innings of work, including six strikeouts. Max Fried had a good game against the Rays. Fried went six innings, striking out nine Rays hitters, and gave up just two earned runs.
The Rays must win the next two games to get close to the Yankees in the wild card. If they win the next two games, they will trail the Yankees by just two games. The Rays are 54-54, while the Yankees are 58-49.
Zack Littell (8-8, 3.72 ERA) will pitch against Will Warren (6-5, 4.82 ERA) on Wednesday at 7:05 pm ET. The game will be televised on MLB Network.
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