ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night at Tropicana Field to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series, according to MLB’s official game data.
Yandy Díaz scored in the first on a force play that included a throwing error by Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Ben Rice’s solo homer tied it in the fourth. Tampa Bay broke it open in the fifth: Liam Hicks drove in a run on a groundout, Chandler Simpson brought in another on a fielder’s choice, a George Lombard Jr. throwing error put Jonny DeLuca aboard, and Richie Palacios singled both runners home. Rice homered again in the eighth. Cam Booser got the win, Cam Schlittler took the loss and Bryan Baker earned the save.
Game 3 is Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium, and New York needs three straight wins to take the series.
Source: MLB.com
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