Other than Gerrit Cole cramping up after the sixth, the Yankees couldn’t ask for a much more encouraging win last night at Dodger Stadium. They got contributions from the familiar (Aaron Judge, who homered and made a terrific catch), unfamiliar (Jake Bauers, who clubbed two homers), and fresh from the airport (Oswaldo Cabrera, who went deep as well). Take the win!
The Rays and Red Sox were rained out on Friday night and subsequently played a doubleheader yesterday, so we’ll start with them.
Boston Red Sox (30-27) 8, Tampa Bay Rays (40-19) 5 [Game 1]
There was an interesting confluence of events at the Red Sox/Rays matinee, as Boston fell into a hole early thanks to some shaky pitching from Garrett Whitlock.