Two months ago the Rays were 15.5 games back of the first place Yankees. Tonight, they entered play just 5 games back. With five head to head matchups remaining, the Rays again looked to take one step closer to securing a third consecutive AL East title.
Corey Kluber, the steely veteran, took the mound to face his former team for the fourth time this season and turned in perhaps his best start of the year. Opposite Kluber, Clarke Schmidt got the start for the Yankees and went 4.1 innings, surrendering a pair earned runs.
Kluber tossed 7 scoreless frames, tallying 4 strikeouts in the process.