Game Recap
Final
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees
TB
Tampa Bay Rays
95-61 · W2
0
Final
NYY
New York Yankees
88-68 · L2
2
New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Carlos Rodón earned the win; Nick Martinez took the loss. David Bednar recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 4th
Cody Bellinger homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores.
0-2
Key Performers
Cody Bellinger
NYY
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Chandler Simpson
TB
1-3
Jonathan Aranda
TB
1-3
Victor Mesa Jr.
TB
1-3
Batting
| TB | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Palacios 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Liam Hicks C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yandy Díaz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Mullins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| NYY | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Sánchez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Heliot Ramos RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| José Caballero 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Spencer Jones CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ben Rice DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Volpe 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Cody Bellinger LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| George Lombard Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Pitching
| TB | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, N (L, 15-5) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 94-61 | 2.94 |
| Johnson, T | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23-16 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| NYY | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodón (W, 7-3) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 96-65 | 2.67 |
| Bednar (S, 35) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Research Not included in official record
First 5: F5 model leaned home at 54%