After a long road trip from the west, the Tampa Bay Rays returned home for a crucial two games against the New York Yankees. After a long rain delay, Shane Baz took the hill and Trent immediately eliminated Grisham to start the game. Three batters later the rays were 3-0 behind.
Baz had passed with Back -To Back Solo Home Runs to Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton. He then eliminated Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt to retire the side.
After a scoreless half of the first by the Rays attack, Baz allowed a lead-off single to Jazz Chisholm Jr. And later handed over a two-run home run to the short stop of former Rays, Jose Caballero. The short veranda was just short enough for Caballero when the deep flight ball just demolished over the wall and the Yankees gave an early 5-0 lead.
The bats of the rays showed some life in the bottom of the second and rose three singles from Yankees’ Starter Carlos Rodon to reduce the shortage to just three runs. Everyone Pereira started things with a single in the middle, Mangum followed with a single through the right side and Nick Fortes drove home Pereira with an RBI single to the right field. Chandler Simpson got Mangum at home on a force to the second.
A closed inning was not in the cards and the home run Baz again in the third when he allowed his fifth explosion of the night, this time to Chisholm Jr. The solo shot gave the Yankees a 6-2 lead.
The Yankees went four home runs and that was the story of the night. Seymour came on the fourth inning and gave himself back to Stanton and Rice’s back. With a 10-2 lead, Bellinger made his second explosion of the night. The shot with two run gave the Yankees a 12-2 lead. And because of course he did, Caballero Montgomery took deep to the left in the ninth before his second home run of the night, corresponding to the total that he hit the rays this season before being traded. Caballero’s solo bomb expanded the lead to 13-3.
The Yankees had more home runs than the rays had hits. The nine home runs only fell one of the MLB record that was set in 1987 by the Blue Jays. The Yankees ended the night with 13 points on 16 hits and five free running. It was just one of those nights.
For Baz the struggles at “Home” went further and the bats were quiet. Simpson, Diaz, Lowe, Caminero and Kim combined to go 1-16 on the record. The silver lining? The rays came back in the game 6.5 matches from the last Wildcard spot, and despite losing 10 points, the night still ended 6.5 games in Seattle that have now fallen four in a row. Cleveland and Texas also lost while Kansas City won their fifth in a row.
The rays will try to cut that number 5.5 games tomorrow and send Drew Rasmussen to the bump opposite Cam Schlitter.
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