Dominant Rays, wacky White Sox and Yanks flailing at the brink: ALDS takeaways

The New York Yankees suffered a 5-2 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of the American League Divisional Series, committing a total of four errors. The errors occurred throughout the game, with three of them happening in the first inning alone. Ryan McMahon committed the first error when he couldn't catch a ball hit by Yandy Díaz.

Junior Caminero's ground out to Jonathan Aranda resulted in the second error due to an overthrown throw by Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first base. Lastly, Liam Hicks was held responsible for the third error when his bat grazed the catcher's mitt during a swing.

The first inning proved disastrous for the Yankees, marking the first time in franchise history that they committed three errors in one inning of a postseason game. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jonny DeLuca's hit led to George Lombard Jr. committing the fourth error of the game. There was a near miss for a fifth error earlier in the inning, but it was ruled a fielder's choice instead.

Despite batting cleanup, Lombard Jr. completed the error-filled day for the Yankees. Ben Rice managed to deliver two solo home runs, scoring the Yankees' runs in the fourth and eighth innings. With this loss, New York is now down 2-0 in the series and faces elimination from the playoffs.