To open the series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday evening, the New York Yankees failed to score a run. The entire batting order went cold, unable to utilize their impressive home run abilities throughout the course of the game. Despite their pitching holding up strong, with Masahiro Tanaka lasting 5.0 innings and striking out six batters, the offensive dud was an anomaly.
However, the Yankees backed up a tough performance with an offensive gem against the Rays on Saturday afternoon. In the first game of the doubleheader, Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole took the mound.