Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees, July 6, 2026

YankeesNYY
5-1
Final
RaysTB

July 6, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

New York Yankees

2-3

Last 5
L 2-6
vs DET
W 5-2
vs MIN
L 4-11
vs MIN
L 1-6
vs MIN
W 5-1
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

2-3

Last 5
W 5-2
@ KC
W 3-1
@ HOU
L 8-10
@ HOU
L 0-2
@ HOU
L 1-5
vs NYY

Starting Pitchers

New York Yankees

Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 6, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
New York Yankees50-40.556#2#13.0
Tampa Bay Rays52-36.591#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

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

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.

New York Yankees

Hitters

José Caballero headshot
José Caballero

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Trent Grisham headshot
Trent Grisham

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Brent Headrick headshot
Brent Headrick

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Paul Blackburn headshot
Paul Blackburn

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler

8.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.13 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Jonny DeLuca headshot
Jonny DeLuca

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.50 ERA

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez

5.1 IP, 3 SO, 1.69 ERA

Mason Englert headshot
Mason Englert

5.2 IP, 9 SO, 3.18 ERA

Top Performers

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

Cam Schlittler headshot
Cam Schlittler
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
José Caballero headshot
José Caballero
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Griffin Jax headshot
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1: NYY 3 hits, TB 4 hits; NYY 0 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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New York Yankees000030011530
Tampa Bay Rays000010000140

Box Score

Batting

José Caballero led New York Yankees with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 4 RBI.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trent GrishamCF4000010
Ben RiceDH4111021
Paul Goldschmidt1B4000030
Cody BellingerLF4000030
Jasson DomínguezRF3100120
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B2100120
José CaballeroSS3224002
Ryan McMahon3B3000030
Austin WellsC3000010
Totals305352173

Richie Palacios led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4000010
Jonathan Aranda1B4000030
Junior Caminero3B4000010
Cedric MullinsCF4000020
Jonny DeLucaRF3010000
Chandler SimpsonLF3110000
Nick FortesC3000000
Richie Palacios2B3021000
Taylor WallsSS3000020
Totals31141090

Pitching

Cam Schlittler went 8.0 innings for New York Yankees (8 SO, 1 ER); Griffin Jax went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (10 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
New York Yankees
Cam Schlittler8.0411080
David Bednar1.0000010
Tampa Bay Rays
Griffin Jax5.01332101
Cole Sulser1.0000010
Casey Legumina1.0000020
Chris Roycroft2.0222042
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

  • T5

    Home Run José Caballero homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Jasson Domínguez scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. NYY 3, TB 0

  • B5

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Chandler Simpson scores. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T8

    Home Run José Caballero homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. NYY 4, TB 1

  • T9

    Home Run Ben Rice homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. NYY 5, TB 1

Play-by-Play

All 63 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 5, TB 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 5, TB 1

  • B9

    Lineout Jonathan Aranda lines out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. NYY 5, TB 1

  • T9

    Flyout Jasson Domínguez flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. NYY 5, TB 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Cody Bellinger strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 5, TB 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. NYY 5, TB 1

  • T9

    Home Run Ben Rice homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. NYY 5, TB 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Yandy Díaz pops out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 4, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out on a foul bunt. NYY 4, TB 1

  • B8

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 4, TB 1

  • B8

    Groundout Nick Fortes grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 4, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Trent Grisham strikes out swinging. NYY 4, TB 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Austin Wells pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. NYY 4, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Ryan McMahon called out on strikes. NYY 4, TB 1

  • T8

    Home Run José Caballero homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. NYY 4, TB 1

  • B7

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Jonny DeLuca pops out to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B7

    Flyout Cedric Mullins flies out to right fielder Jasson Domínguez. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Jasson Domínguez strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T7

    Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B6

    Pop Out Junior Caminero pops out to third baseman Ryan McMahon. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Paul Goldschmidt called out on strikes. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T6

    Flyout Ben Rice flies out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson. NYY 3, TB 1

  • T6

    Lineout Trent Grisham lines out sharply to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B5

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Chandler Simpson scores. NYY 3, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Nick Fortes grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. NYY 3, TB 0

  • B5

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop José Caballero, deflected by third baseman Ryan McMahon. NYY 3, TB 0

  • B5

    Groundout Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 3, TB 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Austin Wells strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Ryan McMahon strikes out swinging. NYY 3, TB 0

  • T5

    Home Run José Caballero homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Jasson Domínguez scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. NYY 3, TB 0

  • T5

    Walk Jazz Chisholm Jr. walks. Jasson Domínguez to 2nd. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T5

    Walk Jasson Domínguez walks. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T5

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

  • B4

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

  • B4

    Pop Out Junior Caminero pops out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T4

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

  • T4

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out, first baseman Jonathan Aranda to pitcher Griffin Jax. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Lineout Yandy Díaz lines out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to pitcher Cam Schlittler. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T3

    Lineout Austin Wells lines out sharply to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T3

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

  • T3

    Groundout José Caballero grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Forceout Nick Fortes grounds into a force out, shortstop José Caballero to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Chandler Simpson out at 2nd. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Forceout Chandler Simpson grounds into a force out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Jonny DeLuca out at 2nd. Chandler Simpson to 1st. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Single Jonny DeLuca singles on a pop up to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B2

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

  • T2

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

  • T2

    Strikeout Jasson Domínguez strikes out swinging. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Cody Bellinger strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop José Caballero to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. NYY 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, pitcher Cam Schlittler to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Paul Goldschmidt grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Ben Rice called out on strikes. NYY 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. NYY 0, TB 0