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Yankees at Rays, Postseason Game 1: October 3, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 1-0 at Tropicana Field on October 3, 2026 (2026 Postseason Game 1). This was the first game of the series; after it, the Rays led 1-0.

Final · Played October 3, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Austin Wells (Yankees, 1); Jonathan Aranda and Liam Hicks and Richie Palacios (Rays, 1 each). Most strikeouts: Gerrit Cole (Yankees, 5); Drew Rasmussen (Rays, 10).

Line score

Team123456789Final
New York Yankees0000000000
Tampa Bay Rays0010000001

Team comparison

Team statsNYYTB
Hits15
Errors00

What stood out

  • Hits: Yankees 1, Rays 5.
  • The Rays' biggest edge came in the 3rd inning (1-0).

Player lines

  • Austin Wells (NYY C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Ben Rice (NYY DH): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Brent Headrick (NYY RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Cody Bellinger (NYY LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • George Lombard Jr. (NYY SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Gerrit Cole (NYY SP): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 82 PIT
  • Giancarlo Stanton (NYY DH): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY 2B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Luis Garcia Jr. (NYY 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Paul Blackburn (NYY RP): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 25 PIT
  • Ryan McMahon (NYY 3B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan Weathers (NYY SP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 9 PIT
  • Spencer Jones (NYY CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Trent Grisham (NYY CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ben Williamson (TB 2B): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Bryan Baker (TB RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 14 PIT
  • Chandler Simpson (TB LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Drew Rasmussen (TB SP): 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 101 PIT
  • Jonathan Aranda (TB 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 4 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): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Junior Caminero (TB 3B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Liam Hicks (TB C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Richie Palacios (TB 2B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Taylor Walls (TB SS): 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, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Yandy Diaz (TB DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH

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Head-to-head

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

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