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Rays at Yankees: September 22, 2026 (game 1)

The New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 at Yankee Stadium on September 22, 2026 (game 1 of a doubleheader, 2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 22, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Chandler Simpson and Jonathan Aranda and Victor Mesa Jr. (Rays, 1 each); Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger and George Lombard Jr. (Yankees, 1 each). Most strikeouts: Nick Martinez (Rays, 7); Carlos Rodon (Yankees, 8).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Tampa Bay Rays0000000000
New York Yankees0002000002

Team comparison

Team statsTBNYY
Hits35
Errors00

What stood out

  • Hits: Rays 3, Yankees 5.
  • The Yankees' biggest edge came in the 4th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Cedric Mullins (TB CF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Chandler Simpson (TB LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jonathan Aranda (TB 1B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jonny DeLuca (TB RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jorge Mateo (TB SS): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Junior Caminero (TB 3B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Liam Hicks (TB C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Nick Martinez (TB SP): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 0 HB, 94 PIT
  • Richie Palacios (TB 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Victor Mesa Jr. (TB RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Yandy Diaz (TB DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Ali Sanchez (NYY C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Anthony Volpe (NYY SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ben Rice (NYY DH): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Carlos Rodon (NYY SP): 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, 96 PIT
  • Cody Bellinger (NYY LF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • David Bednar (NYY RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 11 PIT
  • George Lombard Jr. (NYY SS): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Heliot Ramos (NYY LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jose Caballero (NYY SS): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2 SB, 1 TB
  • Luis Garcia Jr. (NYY 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Spencer Jones (NYY CF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Yankees vs Rays head-to-head (29 meetings).

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