New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
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Drew Rasmussen takes no-hitter into 7th and Ks 11 as Rays clinch AL East with 6-1 win over Yankees
The Rays (96-61) secured home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs and took their first division crown since 2021, when they won 100 games. Tampa Bay also earned AL East championships in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season along with 2010 and 2008, when the team had its first winning season after entering the league as an expansion franchise in 1998.
Yandy Díaz hit two-run single off reliever John Schreiber in the seventh and had another two-run single in the ninth for his AL-leading 175th hit. Tampa Bay opened a six-game lead over the second-place Yankees (90-67) with five to play.
In the opener, Carlos Rodón allowed three hits in eight sharp innings as New York delayed Tampa Bay's division celebration with a 2-0 victory.
Taylor Walls started the three-run seventh with a bunt single against Max Fried (5-5) when first base was left uncovered. Ryan Vilade hit an RBI groundout in the third after Díaz’s flyball moved runners to second and third.
Rasmussen (16-5) was nine outs from joining Matt Garza as Tampa Bay pitchers with a no-hitter when he gave up a leadoff double to Heliot Ramos on his 97th pitch. Garza held the Detroit Tigers hitless at Tropicana Field on July 26, 2010.
After allowing Ramos’ hit to left field, Rasmussen got the next two outs before walking Jazz Chisholm Jr. on a full count. Kevin Kelly entered and permitted rookie George Lombard Jr.’s RBI single before retiring Austin Wells on a groundout.
Rasmussen threw a career-high 114 pitches, 72 for strikes. He threw first-pitch strikes to 17 of 24 hitters and notched his fourth career double-digit strikeout game.
Rasmussen allowed one hit for the fourth time this year. He also yielded just one hit in six innings against the Yankees on April 12.
Cam Booser and Bryan Baker pitched an inning apiece to finish the three-hitter.
Fried allowed four runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
The Yankees were held to three hits or fewer for the 13th time this year.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caminero grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Aranda out at second. |
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9th Inning | Aranda singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Palacios grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Fortes grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Hill relieved Chivilli |
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9th Inning | Wells flied out to center. |
Statistics
 NYY |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 12 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 14 | Hits | 10 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 12 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 36 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 2 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 1 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 152 | Pitches | 142 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 27 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 7 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 11.2 | Runs Created | 5.9 |
| .368 | Batting Average | .278 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .711 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .526 | Secondary Average | .306 |
| .432 | On Base Percentage | .333 |
| 1.142 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .833 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 11.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.9 |
| 82.0 | Batter Rating | 35.0 |
| 12.7 | At Bats Per Home Run | 36.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.38 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.64 |
| .342 | Isolated Power | .222 |
| 0.57 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .089 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .051 |
| .158 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .028 |
| 24.0 | Runs Produced | 7.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.8 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 118.8 | MLB Rating | 86.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 18,255 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay |
- | 63 | L2 | 0.6037736 | 96 |
| New York |
4 | 67 | W2 | 0.5786164 | 92 |
 Boston |
11 | 74 | L1 | 0.5345912 | 85 |
 Baltimore |
18 | 81 | W3 | 0.49056605 | 78 |
 Toronto |
19 | 82 | L3 | 0.48427674 | 77 |