The Yankees have had an eventful few days. They suffered a nightmarish, costly loss on Monday, bounced back behind a brilliant shutout performance by Mashairo Tanaka last night, and added a relief ace to their bullpen via trade. They had a chance to get some positive momentum going with a series win in Tampa. Instead, they fell again in frustrating fashion.
Nathan Eovaldi was scheduled to start for the Rays, but was traded to the Red Sox just hours prior to the game. That forced the Rays into one of their infamous bullpen days, with Ryne Stanek as the opener.