ALDS - Game 1 • TB leads series 1-0

93-68, 47-34 Away

Final

98-64, 55-26 Home

New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. RiceDH	0-3	0	0	0	.417
C. BellingerLF	0-4	0	0	0	.231
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Bellinger flied out to right. 3rd: Bellinger struck out swinging. 6th: Bellinger struck out looking. 9th: Bellinger grounded out to first.
L. Garcia Jr.1B	0-3	0	0	0	.333
S. JonesRF	0-3	0	0	0	.182
G. Lombard Jr.SS	0-3	0	0	0	.364
J. Chisholm Jr.2B	0-2	0	0	0	.400
T. GrishamCF	0-3	0	0	0	.286
A. WellsC	1-3	0	0	0	.444
R. McMahon3B	0-2	0	0	0	.167
G. StantonPH	0-1	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
G. Cole	5.0	5	1	1	5	82-58	1.80
R. Weathers	1.0	0	0	0	0	9-6	0.00
P. Blackburn	1.2	0	0	1	0	25-16	0.00
B. Headrick	0.1	0	0	1	0	12-6	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

NYY

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Tropicana Field

6:30 PM, October 3, 2026Coverage: TBS/truTV

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 40,542

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Shane Livensparger
First Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - Ben May
Left Field Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Right Field Umpire - Ryan Wills

Rasmussen has no-hit bid for 7 2/3 innings, Rays open AL Division Series with a 1-0 win over Yanks

— Drew Rasmussen walked into the interview room while manager Kevin Cash was showering him with praise.

Oct 4, 2026, 08:18 am - 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	1	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				NYY	TB
		3rd	Aranda homered to right center (417 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

New York YankeesYankeesNYY

(93-68)

(93-68, 47-34 Away)

(93-68)

Gerrit Cole

(0-1, 1.80)

-110

(98-64)

(98-64, 55-26 Home)

(98-64)

Drew Rasmussen

(2-0, 1.29)

-133

Yankees
0
Rays
1

Game 1

10/3

Yankees
2
Rays
5

Game 2

10/5

Rays
4
Yankees
3

Game 3

10/7

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

Athletics bet on youth with 31-year-old Taylor Smith to lead baseball operations

Saying "the world is run by 31-year-olds today," Athletics owner John Fisher hired as his president of baseball operations someone he hopes continues the organization's rich history with analytics but also brings new ideas.

Senators fans booing Tkachuk reminiscent of previous unpleasant sports returns

Brady Tkachuk isn't the first notable sports figure to be met with jeers by fans of his prior team.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won't require surgery, expected to pitch in 2027

Shohei Ohtani will not require surgery to treat any ailment he dealt with this past season, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Wednesday. And: "I fully expect him to pitch next year," Friedman added.

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New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

Rasmussen has no-hit bid for 7 2/3 innings, Rays open AL Division Series with a 1-0 win over Yanks

D. Rasmussen1-0

G. Cole0-1

B. Baker1

Inning