The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, 8-7, leaving the Yankees just short of a third consecutive dramatic comeback victory. The Rays move back to 20 games over .500 at 31-11, four games clear of the streaking Orioles in second place. The Yankees drop to 23-19 in a virtual tie with the Red Sox for last place in the AL East, pending the results of Boston’s game against St. Louis tonight.
It was more of the same for Clarke Schmidt this afternoon, who departed after 4.2 innings, the sixth time he’s failed to make it to inning number five in nine attempts, with four Tampa Bay runs on the board and the bases loaded.