October 3, 2026 · Tropicana Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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Aranda homered to right center (417 feet).
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Starting Pitching Under Runner Pressure
Gerrit Cole prevented early damage with runners on base by leaning on high-velocity fastballs and off-speed strikeout pitches, stranding three baserunners across the first and fourth innings to concede only one run over 5.0 innings.
Gerrit Cole pitch selection by count
Pitch Pattern
Drew Rasmussen recorded his 10 strikeouts across the first seven innings of the game, including two strikeouts each in the third, fourth, and fifth frames.
Scoring Sequence
Richie Palacios in the second inning and Liam Hicks in the third inning each hit two-out doubles for Tampa Bay, with both runners subsequently stranded by inning-ending groundouts.
Entire Game Pitching
Tampa Bay pitchers Drew Rasmussen and Bryan Baker combined on a one-hit, 12-strikeout shutout, allowing only three total baserunners across 9.0 innings in a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
Scoring Play
Jonathan Aranda drove the game's lone run in the bottom of the third inning, hitting a 417-foot solo home run to right-center field off a 2-2 changeup from Gerrit Cole with one out.
New York Yankees pitcher deployment
Player Influence
Jonathan Aranda produced the game's decisive offense with a third-inning solo home run, finishing 1-for-4 with Tampa Bay's only run and RBI.
Pitch Pattern
Junior Caminero engaged Gerrit Cole in a 12-pitch plate appearance in the bottom of the fifth inning, fouling off six pitches before striking out looking on an 84.7 mph knuckle curve.
Baserunning Out
New York's only hit of the contest came with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, when Austin Wells doubled to right field off Drew Rasmussen but was thrown out attempting to advance to third base.
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
Tampa Bay turned a one-run lead into a very small game
HighTampa Bay's two pitchers surrendered just one hit and two walks while striking out 12 to shut out New York 1-0.
Evidence
Top 2
Top 3
Top 8
Not implied
Aranda supplied the only swing the scoreboard needed
HighAranda's third-inning solo home run off Cole's changeup stood as the game's only run in Tampa Bay's 1-0 win.
Evidence
Bottom 3
Not implied
Cole’s escape work is why this stayed at one
MediumCole successfully minimized scoring opportunities by recording key strikeouts when Tampa Bay put runners on base in the first and fourth innings.
Evidence
Bottom 1
Bottom 4
Not implied
Limitations
Even New York’s only hit expired before the inning could breathe
HighWells recorded New York's only hit with an eighth-inning double, and the inning ended when he was thrown out trying for third base.
Evidence
Top 8
Not implied