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Yankees at Rays, Postseason Game 2: October 5, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2 at Tropicana Field on October 5, 2026 (2026 Postseason Game 2). The Rays led the series 1-0 before this game; after it, the Rays led 2-0.

Final · Played October 5, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Ben Rice (Yankees, 2); Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero (Rays, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Cam Schlittler (Yankees, 2); Ian Seymour (Rays, 4).

Line score

Team123456789Final
New York Yankees0001000102
Tampa Bay Rays1000400005

Team comparison

Team statsNYYTB
Hits48
Errors40

What stood out

  • Hits: Yankees 4, Rays 8.
  • Errors: Yankees 4, Rays 0.
  • The Rays' biggest edge came in the 5th inning (4-0).

Player lines

  • Austin Wells (NYY C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Ben Rice (NYY DH): 3 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 8 TB
  • Brent Headrick (NYY RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Cam Schlittler (NYY SP): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 76 PIT
  • Cody Bellinger (NYY LF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • David Bednar (NYY RP): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 3 PIT
  • George Lombard Jr. (NYY SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. (NYY 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Schreiber (NYY RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 15 PIT
  • Jose Caballero (NYY SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Luis Garcia Jr. (NYY 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Paul Blackburn (NYY RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Paul Goldschmidt (NYY 1B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan McMahon (NYY 3B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan Weathers (NYY SP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Spencer Jones (NYY CF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Trent Grisham (NYY CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Bryan Baker (TB RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 9 PIT
  • Cam Booser (TB RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 8 PIT
  • Chandler Simpson (TB LF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Freddy Peralta (TB SP): 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 0 HB, 66 PIT
  • Ian Seymour (TB SP): 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 0 HB, 41 PIT
  • Jonathan Aranda (TB 1B): 5 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jonny DeLuca (TB RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 2 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): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 3 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Liam Hicks (TB C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Richie Palacios (TB 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Taylor Walls (TB SS): 4 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, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Yandy Diaz (TB DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 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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