The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays may be playing a postseason series in San Diego, but that didn’t take away from their intense rivalry.
Gerrit Cole pitched six innings and Clint Frazier, Aaron Judge, Kyle Higashioka, and Giancarlo Stanton had home runs as the Yankees scored five runs in the ninth inning before winning 9-3.
Offense wins games
The Bronx Bombers made Rays ace Blake Snell work all game, refusing to bite on his curveball and showing incredible patience. Snell allowed four runs on six hits and surrendered three home runs, but not before New York took a 1-0 lead in the first inning off Aaron Hicks’ sac fly.