Harrison Bader delivered a two-run bloop single in the eighth to lift the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Rays at a noisy Tropicana Field.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So much for a day off.
It was the second straight day that the Yankees’ shorthanded lineup received a shot in the arm from Bader, who had a scheduled day off Saturday as part of his buildup from missing the first month of the season with a strained oblique.But on Saturday, the Yankees closed it out with a quick eighth inning from Clay Holmes before Ian Hamilton recorded his first career save in the ninth.
DJ LeMahieu came up next and sprayed a double to right field off reliever Kevin Kelly, pulling the Yankees within 2-1. Anthony Rizzo gets congratulations from Harrison Bader after scoring the first run in the Yankees’ three-run eighth.The Rays jumped on German in the first inning, in which the right-hander allowed more hits than he did across his 8 ⅓-inning gem against the Guardians last Monday.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa celebrates after hitting a double in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ comeback win.The Rays threatened to add to their lead in the fifth inning, when some sloppy defense nearly cost the Yankees, who have generally fielded well so far this season.
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