New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays, September 22, 2026 (Game 2)

RaysTB
6-1
Final
YankeesNYY

September 22, 2026, 7:05 PM ET | Yankee Stadium

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

3-2

Last 5
L 2-4
vs BOS
W 2-1
vs BOS
W 5-1
vs BOS
L 0-2
@ NYY
W 6-1
@ NYY

New York Yankees

2-3

Last 5
W 9-2
@ AZ
L 3-5
@ AZ
L 4-8
@ AZ
W 2-0
vs TB
L 1-6
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Recorded starter

New York Yankees

Max Fried headshot
Max Fried
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 22, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays96-61.611#1N/A-
New York Yankees90-67.573#2#16.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Tampa Bay RaysNew York Yankees
.728
OPS
.720
169
HR
223
736
Runs
739
3.70
ERA
3.23
1.14
WHIP
1.17
1322
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Jonathan Aranda headshot
Jonathan Aranda

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz

2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Victor Mesa Jr. headshot
Victor Mesa Jr.

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

6.2 IP, 11 SO, 1.35 ERA

Freddy Peralta headshot
Freddy Peralta

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.59 ERA

New York Yankees

Hitters

George Lombard Jr. headshot
George Lombard Jr.

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Heliot Ramos headshot
Heliot Ramos

3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Carlos Rodón headshot
Carlos Rodón

8.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Gerrit Cole headshot
Gerrit Cole

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Max Fried headshot
Max Fried
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Yandy Díaz headshot
Yandy Díaz
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 6, New York Yankees 1: TB 11 hits, NYY 3 hits; TB 0 errors, NYY 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Tampa Bay Rays0010003026110
New York Yankees000000100130

Box Score

Batting

Taylor Walls led Tampa Bay Rays with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH5024000
Ryan Vilade1B3001100
Jonathan ArandaPH/1B1000010
Junior Caminero3B5010000
Jonny DeLucaRF4010030
Chandler SimpsonLF4110010
Ben Williamson2B4110000
Nick FortesC4010000
Taylor WallsSS4331000
Cedric MullinsCF3110110
Totals376116260

3 players led New York Yankees with 1 hit each.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Ben RiceDH4000030
Cody BellingerLF3000110
Heliot RamosRF4110020
Luis García Jr.1B4000010
Spencer JonesCF3000120
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B3010110
George Lombard Jr.SS4011010
Austin WellsC2000110
Ryan McMahon3B2000010
Paul GoldschmidtPH1000000
José Caballero3B0000000
Totals301314130

Pitching

Drew Rasmussen went 6.2 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (11 SO, 1 ER); Max Fried went 6.2 innings for New York Yankees (4 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Drew Rasmussen6.21113110
Kevin Kelly0.1100000
Cam Booser1.0000010
Bryan Baker1.0100110
New York Yankees
Max Fried6.2644240
John Schreiber0.2200000
Ryan Yarbrough1.0222010
Michael Fulmer0.2100010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Groundout Ryan Vilade grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Taylor Walls scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Max Fried. Chandler Simpson scores. Ben Williamson to 2nd. TB 2, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Yankees challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Ben Williamson scores. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. TB 4, NYY 0

  • B7

    Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Heliot Ramos scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T9

    Single Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Taylor Walls scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. TB 6, NYY 1

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, NYY 1

  • B9

    Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Spencer Jones to 3rd. TB 6, NYY 1

  • B9

    Walk Spencer Jones walks. TB 6, NYY 1

  • B9

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, pitcher Bryan Baker to second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 6, NYY 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging. TB 6, NYY 1

  • T9

    Flyout Junior Caminero flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos. TB 6, NYY 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 6, NYY 1

  • T9

    Single Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Taylor Walls scores. Cedric Mullins scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. TB 6, NYY 1

  • T9

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Taylor Walls to 3rd. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T9

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T9

    Bunt Groundout Nick Fortes bunt grounds out softly, third baseman José Caballero to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B8

    Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B8

    Groundout Paul Goldschmidt grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T8

    Flyout Ben Williamson flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson strikes out swinging. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T8

    Double Jonny DeLuca doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. TB 4, NYY 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Junior Caminero pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr. in foul territory. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B7

    Groundout Austin Wells grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B7

    Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Heliot Ramos scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. TB 4, NYY 1

  • B7

    Walk Jazz Chisholm Jr. walks. TB 4, NYY 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. TB 4, NYY 0

  • B7

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Heliot Ramos to 3rd. TB 4, NYY 0

  • B7

    Double Heliot Ramos doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 4, NYY 0

  • T7

    Groundout Ryan Vilade grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 4, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Yankees challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Spencer Jones. Ben Williamson scores. Taylor Walls scores. Yandy Díaz to 2nd. TB 4, NYY 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. TB 2, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Max Fried. Chandler Simpson scores. Ben Williamson to 2nd. TB 2, NYY 0

  • T7

    Flyout Nick Fortes flies out to center fielder Spencer Jones. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Ben Williamson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T7

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Jones. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B6

    Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B6

    Pop Out Ben Rice pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Ryan McMahon called out on strikes. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca called out on strikes. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ryan Vilade out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T6

    Walk Ryan Vilade walks. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Austin Wells strikes out swinging. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B5

    Strikeout George Lombard Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B5

    Groundout Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounds out to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Yandy Díaz pops out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T5

    Forceout Rays challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Rays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Cedric Mullins grounds into a force out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to shortstop George Lombard Jr. Nick Fortes out at 2nd. Cedric Mullins to 1st. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T5

    Lineout Taylor Walls lines out to center fielder Spencer Jones. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T5

    Single Nick Fortes singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ryan McMahon. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Spencer Jones strikes out swinging. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B4

    Lineout Heliot Ramos lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B4

    Walk Cody Bellinger walks. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T4

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Chandler Simpson pops out to third baseman Ryan McMahon in foul territory. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca called out on strikes. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Flyout Ryan McMahon flies out to second baseman Ben Williamson. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Walk Austin Wells walks. TB 1, NYY 0

  • B3

    Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Groundout Ryan Vilade grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Taylor Walls scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. TB 1, NYY 0

  • T3

    Flyout Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Heliot Ramos. Taylor Walls to 3rd. Cedric Mullins to 2nd. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T3

    Walk Cedric Mullins walks. Taylor Walls to 2nd. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T3

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Ryan McMahon. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Flyout Spencer Jones flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Flyout Luis García Jr. flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Groundout Nick Fortes grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Heliot Ramos called out on strikes. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Cody Bellinger strikes out swinging. TB 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Double Junior Caminero doubles (25) on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Groundout Ryan Vilade grounds out, pitcher Max Fried to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr. TB 0, NYY 0