New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

50-42, 27-22 Away

Final

54-36, 33-13 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
P. Goldschmidt1B	0-4	0	0	0	.257
B. RiceDH	1-4	0	0	0	.272
A. Rosario3B	1-4	0	0	0	.243
C. BellingerLF	0-4	0	0	0	.245
J. DominguezRF	2-4	0	0	0	.224
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Domínguez reached on infield single to pitcher. 4th: Domínguez lined out to second. 7th: Domínguez reached on infield single to third, Rosario to second. 9th: Domínguez struck out swinging.
A. VolpeSS	1-3	0	0	0	.242
M. SchuemannCF	0-2	0	0	0	.217
T. GrishamPH-CF	0-1	0	0	0	.230
A. WellsC	0-3	0	0	0	.148
J. Caballero2B	1-3	0	0	0	.246

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
G. Cole	6.1	7	3	1	6	97-69	4.04
F. Cruz	0.2	1	0	0	1	15-10	2.35
A. Chivilli	1.0	0	0	0	0	10-8	1.93

According to ESPN Analytics

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Tropicana Field

6:40 PM, July 8, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV/Prime Video

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 19,373

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Rays beat the Yankees 3-0 to extend AL East lead to 5 games

— Jonathan Aranda drove in three runs, Shane McClanahan pitched 6 1/3 innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night to extend their AL East lead to five games.

Jul 8, 2026, 09:19 pm - AP


NYY
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	-	3	8	0

Scoring Summary

		TB
3rd	Aranda singled to right, Díaz scored, Aranda to second.	1
5th	Aranda doubled to center, Fortes scored, Díaz to third.	2
7th	Aranda hit sacrifice fly to center, Walls scored.	3

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New York YankeesYankeesNYY

(50-42)

(50-42, 27-22 Away)

(50-42)

Gerrit Cole

(10-9, 3.61)

-126

(54-36)

(54-36, 33-13 Home)

(54-36)

Shane McClanahan

(10-7, 3.36)

-126

Yankees
5
Rays
1

Game 1

7/6

Yankees
4
Rays
6

Game 2

7/7

Yankees
0
Rays
3

Game 3

7/8

Yankees
12
Rays
4

Game 4

7/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Dodgers' Ohtani admits he won't be fully healthy in playoffs

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani said the left knee and right biceps ailments that compromised him throughout the summer are issues he's "just going to have to manage" in the postseason.

Guardians, White Sox renew AL Central rivalry as Division Series opens in Cleveland

— Stephen Vogt and Will Venable don't need to pore over extra scouting reports as the Cleveland Guardians get set to host the Chicago White Sox in Saturday's Game 1 of the AL Division Series.

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Friday that his focus this winter will be on improving his pitching staff and that nothing is off the table.

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New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

Rays beat the Yankees 3-0 to extend AL East lead to 5 games

S. McClanahan8-5

G. Cole3-4

B. Baker25

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