October 7, 2026 · Yankee Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Follow the scoring sequence from the first run to the final margin.
Aranda singled to right, DeLuca scored, Walls thrown out at home.
Rice singled to right, Jones scored.
Vilade homered to right (340 feet).
Jones doubled to left, Volpe scored, Jones to third.
Mesa Jr. homered to right center (401 feet), Caminero scored.
Volpe doubled, Lombard Jr. scored. Umpire review: HR call on the field was overturned due to fan interference.
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Starter Run Prevention
All four runs allowed by New York starter Max Fried occurred with two outs, as Tampa Bay converted two-out opportunities in the third, fourth, and sixth innings via an RBI single and two home runs despite Fried issuing zero walks.
Player Influence
Max Fried pitched 5.2 innings without issuing a walk, striking out seven batters while throwing 56 strikes on 80 total pitches.
Player Influence
George Lombard Jr. reached base safely three times for New York, recording two singles and a walk while scoring a run.
Scoring Sequence
Jonathan Aranda singled to right field with two outs in the top of the third inning, scoring Jonny DeLuca to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead before Taylor Walls was thrown out at home plate.
Individual Batting
Spencer Jones reached base in three of his four plate appearances for New York, drawing two walks, scoring the tying run in the third inning, and delivering an RBI double to tie the game in the fourth inning.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher deployment
Scoring Sequence
Ben Rice singled to right field with two outs in the bottom of the third inning, scoring Spencer Jones from second base to tie the score at 1-1.
Scoring Sequence
Ryan Vilade hit a two-out solo home run to right field off Max Fried in the top of the fourth inning, putting Tampa Bay ahead 2-1.
Bullpen Usage
Ian Seymour earned the win in relief for Tampa Bay after throwing 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts across the fourth and fifth innings.
Scoring Sequence
Spencer Jones hit an RBI double to left field off Ian Seymour with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring Anthony Volpe to level the score at 2-2.
Scoring Sequence
In the top of the sixth inning with two outs, Victor Mesa Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run home run off Max Fried following a Junior Caminero single, establishing a 4-2 lead for Tampa Bay.
Bullpen Leverage
Tampa Bay reliever Griffin Jax limited New York's sixth-inning rally to one run by striking out Spencer Jones to strand the tying run at second base after Anthony Volpe's RBI double, before striking out two more in a scoreless seventh inning.
Griffin Jax pitch selection by count
Bullpen Usage
Paul Blackburn retired all five batters he faced in relief for New York, throwing seven pitches over 1.2 scoreless innings.
Scoring Sequence
Anthony Volpe hit an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning to score George Lombard Jr. after an initial home run call on the field was overturned to a double due to fan interference.
Bullpen Usage
David Bednar struck out two batters across 1.2 scoreless relief innings for New York, allowing only one baserunner via hit by pitch.
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
Fried's orderly line broke at the two-out mark
MediumFried maintained walk-free command across 5.2 innings, but Tampa Bay generated all their run damage against him in two-out situations.
Evidence
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Limitations
Mesa turned one single into the night's biggest swing
HighVictor Mesa Jr. hit a two-run home run with two outs in the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie.
Evidence
Top 6
Not implied
Jax handled the leverage Tampa Bay could not miss
MediumJax yielded one run on an RBI double in the sixth but stranded the tying runner with a strikeout and completed a scoreless seventh inning.
Evidence
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Bottom 6th
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Limitations
Jones kept giving New York an answer
HighSpencer Jones reached base three times via two walks and an RBI double, scoring one run in four plate appearances.
Evidence
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Bottom 9
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Bottom 4
Not implied