October 5, 2026 · Tropicana Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Follow the scoring sequence from the first run to the final margin.
Caminero grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Díaz scored on throwing error by second baseman Chisholm Jr., Aranda out at second, Caminero to second.
Rice homered to right (372 feet).
Hicks grounded out to second, Aranda scored, Caminero to third.
Simpson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Caminero scored.
Palacios singled to center, Simpson scored and DeLuca scored.
Rice homered to right (358 feet).
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Starting Pitching
Freddy Peralta held New York to one run across 4.2 innings while throwing 65.2% four-seam fastballs (43 pitches) and 30.3% changeups (20 pitches), generating 11 whiffs across those two pitch types to keep the Yankees mostly off the scoreboard.
Defensive Run Prevention
New York committed four fielding errors that directly contributed to three unearned runs, with throwing errors in the first and fifth innings allowing Tampa Bay to score and extend innings on only two earned runs charged to Yankees pitching.
Scoring Sequence
Tampa Bay opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Junior Caminero reached on a fielder's choice and an error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. allowed Yandy Diaz to score.
Player Influence
Junior Caminero collected two hits in four at-bats, highlighted by a fifth-inning double to center field that placed runners on second and third with no outs.
Plate Appearances Vs Peralta And Seymour
Ben Rice accounted for all of New York's scoring by hitting two solo home runs—a 372-foot homer in the fourth inning off Freddy Peralta and a 358-foot shot in the eighth inning off Ian Seymour—in the Yankees' 5-2 loss.
Two-out High-leverage Relief Appearance
Entering with two outs and two runners on in a 1-1 game in the fifth inning, Cam Booser walked Ben Rice to load the bases but induced an inning-ending flyout from Cody Bellinger, stranding all three runners to keep the score tied.
Top of the 5th — bases and outs
Go-ahead Scoring Rally
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Tampa Bay broke a 1-1 tie by executing a four-run rally initiated by consecutive hits from Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero, capitalizing on base-out pressure before Richie Palacios drove in two runs with a two-out single.
New York Yankees pitcher deployment
Bullpen Usage
New York utilized five relief pitchers across the final 3.2 innings—Brent Headrick, John Schreiber, Ryan Weathers, Paul Blackburn, and David Bednar—yielding two hits, one unearned run, and one walk.
Bullpen Usage
Tampa Bay's relievers Cam Booser, Ian Seymour, and Bryan Baker combined for 4.1 innings of one-run ball, allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out four batters.
Base Out State
Chandler Simpson and Jonny DeLuca both stole second base in the bottom of the fifth inning against Brent Headrick, setting up both runners to score on Richie Palacios's two-run single.
Middle-to-late Relief
Ian Seymour pitched three innings of relief for Tampa Bay across the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, allowing one run on a solo home run to Ben Rice while striking out four batters and walking none on 41 pitches.
Ian Seymour pitch selection by count
Substitution Window
Jorge Mateo entered as a pinch runner for Yandy Diaz after Diaz's two-out single in the eighth inning and took over as designated hitter in the ninth inning.
Save Opportunity
Bryan Baker earned a save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning, retiring Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr., and Jazz Chisholm Jr. on three consecutive groundouts using nine pitches (six strikes).
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
The game turned before Tampa Bay hit in the fifth
MediumBooser stranded three inherited and created runners in the fifth inning to prevent New York from taking the lead.
Evidence
Top 5
Not implied
Limitations
Then the Rays cashed their own traffic all the way in
MediumTampa Bay converted early traffic and two-out pressure into four runs in the fifth inning to take control of the game.
Evidence
Bottom 5th
Bottom 5
Not implied
Limitations
New York kept adding cost to its own innings
MediumDefensive errors contributed materially to three of Tampa Bay's five runs by extending innings.
Evidence
Bottom 1
Not implied
Limitations
Seymour made the fifth inning hold up
HighSeymour covered three innings of relief with four strikeouts and one run allowed to bridge the game to the ninth inning.
Evidence
Top 8
Top 6
Top 7
Top 8
Not implied
Limitations