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Rays Beat Error-Prone Yankees, Lead ALDS 2-0
In brief
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Monday night to go 2-0 up in their best-of-five American League Division Series. The Rays need one more win to reach the AL Championship Series.
Richie Palacios drove in two runs with a single during a four-run fifth inning, ESPN and the Associated Press reported. New York made four errors in the game, three of them in the first inning. ESPN Research said the Yankees were the first team since the 1975 Oakland Athletics to commit three errors in the first inning of a postseason game.
Ben Rice hit two home runs for New York, but the Yankees have scored only two runs in the series so far. Aaron Judge, a three-time AL MVP, has been out of the lineup with a calf injury.
Game 3 is set for Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. ESPN listed Max Fried as the likely Yankees starter and Nick Martinez for Tampa Bay. A Rays win would end New York’s season.
Why it matters
The Yankees are one loss from elimination, which would stretch their World Series drought to 17 seasons while Tampa Bay can close out the series with a win at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
Sources
- ESPN: Rays take advantage of error-prone Yankees to win ALDS Game 2
- AP News: Rays beat Yankees 5-2 to take 2-0 ALDS lead
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