Rays clinch AL East and home-field advantage with 6-1 win over Yankees
Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title. The Rays (96-61) secured home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and took their first division crown since 2021, when they won 100 games. Tampa Bay also…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays secured their fifth AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs after defeating the New York Yankees 6-1 in a second game of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday. Rasmussen (16-5) struck out 11 in the seventh inning, just one hit away from a no-hitter. Yandy Díaz contributed two-run singles in the seventh and ninth innings, reaching the AL-leading 175th hit mark. The Rays took their first division crown since 2021, when they won 100 games.
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