ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. — Harrison Bader stayed prepared on his off day for a important moment.
Bader flared a two-run single during a three-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday.
"He's a lot of fun to be around," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "He loves to play the game. He loves to compete. Today he's off, and he's ready to go the whole game knowing that that situation might be coming up."
Tampa Bay had been 22-0 when scoring first, matching the 1884 St.