TAMPA — The Yankees have been two-hit once more on Saturday, as Tyler Glasnow and the Rays silenced the Bombers’ bats in a 3-0, series-tying win at Tropicana Field.
Glasnow didn’t overpower the Yankees like he did on July 31, when he struck out eight whereas permitting three hits and one earned run over seven innings at Yankee Stadium. But the Rays righty restricted the Yankees’ site visitors on the bases on Saturday, holding them to 1 hit whereas issuing two walks and 4 strikeouts over six scoreless innings and 85 pitches.
Saturday marked the sixth time that the Yankees have been held hitless by way of at the very least 5 innings this season. That is tied with the Twins for essentially the most within the majors, based on statistician Katie Sharp.
The Yankees’ solely hits got here courtesy of DJ LeMahieu, who singled within the sixth and ninth innings.
The Yankees lineup’s lifelessness was nothing new, because the last-place group has now been two-hit or worse in 4 video games since Aug. 15. That stretch started with Bryce Elder and the Braves one-hitting the Yanks. The Red Sox and Nationals additionally obtained in on the motion on Aug. 19 and Aug 22, respectively.
While the offense struggled to supply once more, Clarke Schmidt saved the Yankees within the recreation and recorded the longest begin of his profession. The right-hander totaled 6.1 innings, six hits, three runs, one earned, zero walks, 5 strikeouts and 99 pitches.
The Rays scored two within the second inning on a pair of sac flies from Harold Ramírez and Jonathan Aranda. Those adopted an Isiah Kiner-Falefa error at third base.
Josh Lowe then doubled a run dwelling within the third inning when Harrison Bader appeared to lose observe of the ball beneath The Trop’s catwalks and off-white ceiling.
With the sequence knotted, the Yankees will ship Carlos Rodón to the mound for Sunday’s finale. The southpaw logged one among his higher pitching traces in pinstripes final outing, because the Nationals scored only one run over six innings. However, Rodón benefited from robust protection and a few questionable baserunning choices on Washington’s half.
The Rays will current a harder check for the pitcher, who has a 6.27 ERA this 12 months. The Yankees, in the meantime, are on the lookout for their second sequence win since July started.
Zack Littell will begin for Tampa Bay. The righty has 4.27 ERA over 52.2 innings for the Rays and Red Sox this 12 months.
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