The Yankees had an off day last night, traveling home for their final homestand of the regular season. They probably don’t have much concern over what the rest of the league is doing anymore now that they’ve secured the AL East, but there is potential to scout out their possible opponents still and if nothing else it makes for something to watch while taking it easy. So, let’s run through the relevant parties and their results from last night:
Tampa Bay Rays 1 (85-71), Cleveland Guardians 2 (88-68)
For 90 percent of this game the Rays were in the driver’s seat — they took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and then Jeffrey Springs put up zeroes to preserve the lead.