New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
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LeMahieu homers twice to back Cole and Yanks beat Rays 6-2 for 2nd win in 12 games
Last-place New York (62-66), in danger of ending its streak of 30 consecutive winning seasons, won for just second time in 12 games.
LeMahieu put the Yankees ahead with a fifth-inning homer off Zach Eflin (13-8) and homered in the eighth against Trevor Kelley. It was the seventh multihomer game for LeMahieu and first since May 5, 2021, against Washington.
“It was so good to see,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Again, I think just a little more life within his load, getting on his backside a little bit. Building a little speed in his swing. I just he's a little faster.”
Cole (11-4) had been 0-2 in six road starts since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 3. He matched his season high of 11 strikeouts, allowing two runs — one earned — and three hits in 7 2/3 innings. His AL-leading ERA dropped from 3.03 to 2.95.
“I said to him afterwards, I said, `That’s about as good, as I've seen right there,'” Boone said. “He's in the middle of a really special season.”
Cole said he worked with Yankees' coaches and an unnamed friend that's probably going to be in the Hall of Fame one day on mechanics going backwards from the release point to address some inconsistencies getting through the ball.
“It doesn't always work out where you see the results right away, the results were definitely there,” Cole said. “It was a good adjustment.”
After rookie Everson Pereira put the Yankees ahead 2-0 with an RBI single in the sixth, Yandy Díaz homered in the bottom half for the Rays (78-52). The AL batting leader went 1 for 3 and remained at .326.
Tampa Bay's second run off Cole was unearned and came around on Brandon Lowe's RBI single in the eighth against Jonathan Loáisiga, who finished a four-hitter.
Eflin failed in his bid to become the AL's first 14-game winner. He gave up two runs and seven hits, striking out a season-best 11 over six innings. He threw a season-high 103 pitches.
“We saw two of the best pitchers in the American League going today, and they kind of went toe to toe,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Aaron Judge struck out four times, including three against Eflin, and walked once. It was the ninth time in his career the slugger has fanned four or more times in a game, and the first time since June 23, 2021 against Kansas City.
Gleyber Torres had an RBI double in the seventh, and Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run double.
DICKIE V IN THE HOUSE
College basketball icon and Rays’ fan Dick Vitale was at the game and received a loud ovation from the crowd when shown on the video board. Vitale completed his fifth week of radiation treatments on Friday for vocal cord cancer and has one week remaining.
COLE TRAIN
Cole has allowed two runs or fewer in 20 of 27 starts, most in the majors. He has gone six innings or more in 21 outings, topping the AL.
BUSTED BAT
Stanton's bat broke into several pieces on a first-inning grounder to third, with one part ending up around 10 feet onto the outfield turf behind shortstop.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: 3B Josh Donaldson (strained right calf) traveled with the team and could be nearing a minor league rehab assignment. … 1B Anthony Rizzo (post-concussion syndrome) may take batting practice in the next few days.
Rays: SS Taylor Walls (left oblique strain) is set to start a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday and could be back next Friday.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Clarke Schmidt (8-7) and Rays RHP Tyler Glasnow (6-4) are Saturday’s starters.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | J. Lowe flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Paredes popped out to third. | |
9th Inning | H. Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Bader in center field. | |
9th Inning | Kiner-Falefa flied out to right. | |
9th Inning | Stanton struck out swinging. |
Statistics
NYY | TB | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
6 | Ground Balls | 13 |
15 | Strikeouts | 11 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
11 | Hits | 4 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
3 | Walks | 0 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 2 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
38 | At Bats | 32 |
2 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
17 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
3 | Doubles | 0 |
17 | Fly Balls | 8 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
166 | Pitches | 128 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
20 | Total Bases | 7 |
41 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
6.8 | Runs Created | 0.5 |
.289 | Batting Average | .125 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.526 | Slugging Percentage | .219 |
.316 | Secondary Average | .125 |
.341 | On Base Percentage | .152 |
.868 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .370 |
0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.6 |
6.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.5 |
47.0 | Batter Rating | 16.0 |
19.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
4.05 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.88 |
.237 | Isolated Power | .094 |
0.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
.073 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
.026 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
92.3 | MLB Rating | 64.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 22,679 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |