September 23, 2026 · Yankee Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| NYY | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Follow the scoring sequence from the first run to the final margin.
Rice homered to right (379 feet).
McMahon singled to center, Jones scored.
Lombard Jr. homered to right center (384 feet).
McMahon homered to right (332 feet), García Jr. scored, Chisholm Jr. scored and Caballero scored.
DeLuca doubled to right, Hicks scored.
Rice homered to right center (383 feet).
Mullins homered to right (375 feet).
Ramos hit sacrifice fly to right, Sánchez scored, Rice to third.
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Starting Pitching Performance
Tampa Bay starting pitcher Mason Englert surrendered eight earned runs on nine hits and one walk over 3.2 innings, allowing four home runs before being removed in the fourth inning.
Starting Pitching Two-strike Execution
Gerrit Cole generated eight strikeouts over 5.2 innings by varying two-strike putaways across three pitches, finishing three strikeouts on four-seam fastballs, three on sliders, and two on knuckle curves.
Gerrit Cole pitch selection by count
Individual Batting Performance
Ben Rice hit two solo home runs off Mason Englert and finished with three hits, two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk in five plate appearances.
Player Influence
Ryan McMahon recorded five RBIs on two hits, driving in a run with a second-inning single and adding four on a third-inning grand slam.
Player Influence
Jorge Mateo struck out in three of his four plate appearances, striking out twice against Gerrit Cole and once against David Bednar.
Player Influence
George Lombard Jr. hit a solo home run to right-center field in the third inning, his only hit in five plate appearances.
Individual Offensive Performance
Jonny DeLuca collected three of Tampa Bay's six total hits, driving in a run with a fourth-inning double and successfully stealing second and third base in the eighth inning.
New York Yankees pitcher deployment
Player Influence
Cedric Mullins hit a solo home run on a 3-2 fastball from Gerrit Cole in the fifth inning for Tampa Bay's second run.
Substitution Window
Nick Fortes entered as a pinch-hitter for Junior Caminero in the sixth inning and remained in the game at catcher.
Bullpen Usage
Brody Hopkins pitched a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts and one walk, throwing 16 pitches.
Bullpen Usage
Tim Hill entered with one out and runners on first and second in the seventh inning, stranding both inherited runners on two groundouts.
Scoring Sequence
Heliot Ramos extended New York's lead to 9-2 in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Ali Sanchez.
Bullpen Usage
David Bednar closed the ninth inning on 16 pitches, retiring Ryan Vilade, Cedric Mullins, and Jorge Mateo in order.
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
Englert's outing made this a short game early
HighEnglert allowed eight runs and four home runs across 3.2 innings before being relieved.
Evidence
Bottom 1
Bottom 3
Bottom 4
Not implied
Limitations
Cole kept changing the two-strike question
MediumCole effectively used fastballs, sliders, and knuckle curves to record eight strikeouts across multiple innings.
Evidence
Top 1
Top 2
Top 3
Top 4
Top 5
Top 6
Not implied
Limitations
Rice was the cleanest version of the damage
HighBen Rice produced two home runs off starter Mason Englert and reached base four times in five plate appearances.
Evidence
Bottom 1
Bottom 6
Bottom 8
Bottom 1
Bottom 4
Not implied
Limitations
DeLuca was almost the entire Rays offense
HighDeLuca accounted for half of Tampa Bay's hits and generated offense through extra-base hitting and baserunning.
Evidence
Top 4
Top 4
Top 6
Top 8
Not implied
Limitations