Rasmussen has no-hit bid for 7 2/3 innings, Rays open AL Division Series with a 1-0 win over Yanks
Rasmussen carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and Jonathan Aranda homered to lift the Rays to a 1-0 win over the Yankees in the ALDS opener.
On Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Rays secured their first postseason win since the 2020 World Series by defeating the New York Yankees 1-0 in the AL Division Series. Drew Rasmussen, a 31-year-old righty, achieved a no-hit bid in 7 2/3 innings, striking out 10 and walking just two batters. Jonathan Aranda homered off Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning, becoming the first player to do so in Rasmussen's postseason career.
Austin Wells doubled with two outs in the eighth, but he was thrown out at third base. Bryan Baker came in for a perfect ninth inning, striking out Giancarlo Stanton, Ben Rice, and Cody Bellinger as the Rays clinched their first postseason victory since 2020.
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