The Yankees couldn’t quite pull off the sweep, getting shutdown by an impressive pitching performance from George Kirby before eventually falling in extras, 1-0. They’re off to Los Angeles to open a much-anticipated series against the Dodgers on Friday, but before we get to that, let’s recap the action involving the contenders in the AL.
Tampa Bay Rays (40-18) 4, Chicago Cubs (24-31) 3
The Rays narrowly avoided a sweep at the hands of the last-place Cubs, hanging on by their fingernails to steal a game at Wrigley. The home team jumped out to an early lead against Zach Eflin, Ian Happ and Mike Tauchman contributing a pair of RBI singles.